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necrófago — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • necrophage noun An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
  • scavenger noun A person who searches through discarded items for useful things.

Senses

necrófago is used for these senses in English:

  • necrophage An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
  • necrophagous That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • scavenger An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.

scavenger — full definition

  1. noun A person who searches through discarded items for useful things.
  2. noun An animal that feeds on carrion or waste rather than hunting live prey.

Related Portuguese words