Necrophagic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Eating dead bodies. not-comparable

    "Ravages of ‘demon claws and teeth’; corpses ‘mangled, chewed and clawed’. The necrophagic passion is very strong in Lovecraft."

  2. 2
    That feeds on carrion. not-comparable

Synonyms

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necrophagianecrophagia

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"Ravages of ‘demon claws and teeth’; corpses ‘mangled, chewed and clawed’. The necrophagic passion is very strong in Lovecraft."

Etymology

From necro- + -phagic.

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