"necrophagic" meaning in English

See necrophagic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From necro- + -phagic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|necro|phagic}} necro- + -phagic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} necrophagic (not comparable)
  1. Eating dead bodies. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-necrophagic-en-adj-4DPDQMrc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with necro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with necro-: 53 47
  2. (biology) That feeds on carrion. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (Translations): necrofagico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-necrophagic-en-adj-xUBzHa6r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with necro-, English terms suffixed with -phagic, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with necro-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phagic: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: necrophagia, necrophagous

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