necrophagy
The eating of dead or decaying animal fleshThe eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
/nɛˈkɹɒfəd͡ʒi/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
More definitions
- feeding on corpses or carrion
Translations
3 languagesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- feeding on corpses or carrion:necrophagia
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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