Necrophore

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAny of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae.

Synonyms

burying beetle carrion beetle sexton beetle necrotauliid vulture bee cryptophagid necrotaulid silphid flesh fly nematoceran nectivore superworm

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