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Webster 1913 Edition
Necrophore
Nec′ro-phore
,Noun.
[Gr.
νεκρόσ
a dead body + φέρειν
to bear.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus
Necrophorus
and allied genera; – called also burying beetle
, carrion beetle
, sexton beetle
. Definition 2024
necrophore
necrophore
English
Noun
necrophore (plural necrophores)
- Any of various beetles that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae.