necrophorous

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  1. Conveying and burying dead bodies; specifically, pertaining to or characteristic of beetles of the genus Necrophorus, or having their habits.

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  1. from Greek νεκροφόρος, bearing dead bodies, from νεκρός, a dead body, + φόρος, bearing, from φέρειν = ε. bear.
 

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