necrophage

== English == === Etymology === Composed by necro- +‎ -phage, from Ancient Greek νεκροφάγος (nekrophágos), from νεκρός (nekrós, “cadaver”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”). === Noun === necrophage (plural necrophages) An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh. Synonym: carrion feeder ==== Hypernyms ==== scavenger ==== Related terms ==== necrophagian necrophagous necrophagy ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== necrophage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia