NECROPHAGA

Meaning of NECROPHAGA in English

nə̇ˈkräfəgə, neˈ- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from necr- + -phaga

: a group composed of the burying beetles

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

NECROPHAGOUS — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.
Английский словарь Webster
NECROPHAGAN — (n.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
Английский словарь Webster
NECROPHAGOUS — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NECROPHAGAN — ( n. ) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NECROPHAGOUS — adj of or pertaining to the necrophaga; eating carrion. ·see necrophagan.
Webster English vocab
NECROPHAGAN — adj eating carrion. 2. necrophagan ·noun any species of a tribe (necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed …
Webster English vocab