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necrophagy.

The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh

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Meaning & usage

noun/nɛˈkɹɒfəd͡ʒi/
  1. The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ (-phăgíā)lbor. English -phagy English necrophagy From necro- + -phagy.

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