necrophagous

/ nəˈkrɒfəɡəs /

adjective

1. (of an animal, bird, etc) feeding on carrion

Example Sentences

“Unlike gut piles, which are often peppered with bullet fragments, car-killed opossums and squirrels come lead-free, Whole Foods for the necrophagous set.”

From Salon

His, indeed, is a scholarship which is essentially necrophagous.

From Project Gutenberg

These false eagles rarely kill any living bird or animal; and their vulture-like, necrophagous habits are very evident to any one who has fallen asleep on the desolate plains; for, when he awakes, he will see on each surrounding hillock one of these birds patiently watching him with an evil eye.

From Project Gutenberg

Necrophagous: living in or on carrion.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: necrophagan, necrophagous, saprophagan, necrophilous, saprophagous, saprophytic, saprophyte. carry, v. convey, transport, bear, waft, portage; carry out, complete, effectuate, consummate, accomplish. carrying, n. transportation, conveyance, portage, transmission, conduction, delivery.

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