necrophagousadj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈkrɒfəɡəs/,

/nɛˈkrɒfəɡəs/, U.S.

/nəˈkrɑfəɡəs/,

/nɛˈkrɑfəɡəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: necro- comb. form, -phagous comb. form.

Etymology: < necro- comb. form + -phagous comb. form, after scientific Latin necrophagus (in family designation Necrophagi ; P. A. Latreille Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des crustacés et des insectes III. (1802) 116) < Hellenistic Greek νεκροϕάγος < νεκρο- necro- comb. form + -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form).

Chiefly Zoology and Ecology.

That feeds on dead bodies or decaying animal tissue; characterized by such behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating dead bodies

necrophagous1835

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvi. 70 Necrophagous animals, or those which devour dead ones, or any other putrescent substances.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. iii. 65 A person will discover the Necrophagous habits of the Carrancha, by walking out on one of the desolate plains.

1899 19th Cent. June 943 A part is at once assimilated by necrophagous creatures.

1936 Ecology 17 377 The soil fauna comprises the following definite functional elements: Residents... Necrophagous (eating dead bodies). Predaceous (catching and eating living animals).

1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society v. 151 They are constantly grumbling about lack of meat, and in society with a lively belief in the necrophagous practices of witches, this is highly suspicious behaviour.

1982 New Scientist 19 Aug. 486/2 A species of highly socialised, necrophagous bees?

1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 679 The colonization of the carcasses by necrophagous insects was characterized by a distinct sequence of arrival.

2000 S. Connor Dumbstruck ii. 67 All her necromantic activity seems merely the occasion for her insatiable necrophagous greed, as she goes about gnawing and ravening at the decaying bodies of the dead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	necrophagous
释义	necrophagousadj. Brit. /nᵻˈkrɒfəɡəs/, /nɛˈkrɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /nəˈkrɑfəɡəs/, /nɛˈkrɑfəɡəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: necro- comb. form, -phagous comb. form. Etymology: < necro- comb. form + -phagous comb. form, after scientific Latin necrophagus (in family designation Necrophagi ; P. A. Latreille Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des crustacés et des insectes III. (1802) 116) < Hellenistic Greek νεκροϕάγος < νεκρο- necro- comb. form + -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form). Chiefly Zoology and Ecology. That feeds on dead bodies or decaying animal tissue; characterized by such behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating dead bodies necrophagous1835 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvi. 70 Necrophagous animals, or those which devour dead ones, or any other putrescent substances. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. iii. 65 A person will discover the Necrophagous habits of the Carrancha, by walking out on one of the desolate plains. 1899 19th Cent. June 943 A part is at once assimilated by necrophagous creatures. 1936 Ecology 17 377 The soil fauna comprises the following definite functional elements: Residents... Necrophagous (eating dead bodies). Predaceous (catching and eating living animals). 1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society v. 151 They are constantly grumbling about lack of meat, and in society with a lively belief in the necrophagous practices of witches, this is highly suspicious behaviour. 1982 New Scientist 19 Aug. 486/2 A species of highly socialised, necrophagous bees? 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 679 The colonization of the carcasses by necrophagous insects was characterized by a distinct sequence of arrival. 2000 S. Connor Dumbstruck ii. 67 All her necromantic activity seems merely the occasion for her insatiable necrophagous greed, as she goes about gnawing and ravening at the decaying bodies of the dead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835
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