necrophore

See also: nécrophore

English

Etymology

necro- +‎ -phore

Noun

necrophore (plural necrophores)

Any of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae

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Related terms

Translations

any of various beetles that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates

Finnish: raatokuoriainen (fi)
German: Aaskäfer (de) m

References

“necrophore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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