Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the Saprophaga.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology One of a
tribe ofbeetles thatfeed upondecaying animal andvegetable substances; acarrion beetle.
Etymologies
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sapro- + -phage + -an
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