| 释义 |
neˈcrophagan Zool. rare—0.
[Cf. next and -an.]
A necrophagous beetle.
1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Necrophagans, the name of a family of Clavicorn beetles, comprehending those which feed on dead and decomposing animal substances. [Hence in Ogilvie Suppl. (1855) and later Dicts.] |