Definitions
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- noun The
eating ofdead ordecaying animal flesh
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun feeding on corpses or carrion
Etymologies
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From necro- (death) and the suffix -phagy (to feed on)
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Examples
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It was he who had mastered necrophagy, feeding his body on dormant energies—but unlike his siblings, he retained his soul.
EMPIRE DAVID DUNWOODY 2008
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It was he who had mastered necrophagy, feeding his body on dormant energies—but unlike his siblings, he retained his soul.
EMPIRE DAVID DUNWOODY 2008
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It was he who had mastered necrophagy, feeding his body on dormant energies—but unlike his siblings, he retained his soul.
EMPIRE DAVID DUNWOODY 2008
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