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necrophage

Necrophage (noun) means an animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.

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An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
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Etymology

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

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"necrophage" (noun) means an animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.

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