Necrophaga
plural noun
Ne·croph·a·ga
\nə̇ˈkräfəgə, neˈ-\
Definition of Necrophaga
: a group composed of the burying beetles
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Origin and Etymology of necrophaga
New Latin, from necr- + -phaga
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