necrophage

Questions

What does necrophage mean?

An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.

Where does necrophage come from?

Composed by necro- + -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).

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