necrophagy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /nɛˈkɹɒfəd͡ʒi/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh
Deriveds
sarconecrophagy · entomonecrophagy
Relateds
necrophagous · necrophage · necrophagan
Translations (5)
fi raadonsyönti (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh) · it necrofagia (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh) · es necrofagia (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh) · el νεκροφαγία (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh) · pt necrofagia (eating of dead or decaying animal flesh)