necrófago

See also: necrofago

Portuguese

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -fago.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈkɾɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [nɨˈkɾɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

Hyphenation: ne‧cró‧fa‧go

Noun

necrófago m (plural necrófagos, feminine necrófaga, feminine plural necrófagas)

(biology) necrophage (organism that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Adjective

necrófago (feminine necrófaga, masculine plural necrófagos, feminine plural necrófagas)

(biology) necrophagous (that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Spanish

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -fago.

Noun

necrófago m (plural necrófagos, feminine necrófaga, feminine plural necrófagas)

(biology) necrophage (organism that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Adjective

necrófago (feminine necrófaga, masculine plural necrófagos, feminine plural necrófagas)

(biology) necrophagous (that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Further reading

“necrófago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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