Definition of Necrophagy

1. Noun. Feeding on corpses or carrion.

Exact synonyms: Necrophagia
Generic synonyms: Eating, Feeding

Definition of Necrophagy

1. Noun. The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Necrophagy

necrometer
necronite
necronym
necronyms
necroparasite
necropathy
necrophagan
necrophagans
necrophage
necrophages
necrophagia
necrophagous
necrophagy (current term)
necrophiles
necrophiliac
necrophiliacs
necrophilias
necrophilic
necrophilism
necrophilisms
necrophilous
necrophily
necrophobia
necrophores

Literary usage of Necrophagy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1891)
"In Paris the visitor to the cold baths on the banks of the Seine will see to what "the Apollonian type of man" is come, in consequence of growing necrophagy ..."

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