Necrophagia

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The consumption of dead flesh or carrion. uncountable
2
feeding on corpses or carrion wordnet
3
The practice of feeding on (eating) corpses. uncountable

Synonyms

necrophagy necrophagic necrophagic necrophagous necrophagous necrophagy

Etymology

From necro- + -phagia.

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