adjective
- feeding on dead or decaying flesh
Usage: biological/scientific
Examples
- Vultures are necrophagous birds that play an important role in the ecosystem.
- Many necrophagous insects help decompose animal carcasses.
- The necrophagous beetles arrived within hours of the animal’s death.
- Hyenas are both predators and necrophagous scavengers.
- Scientists study necrophagous species to understand decomposition processes.
- The necrophagous behavior of certain flies aids in forensic investigations.