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Italian
Etymology
From necro- (“necro-”, “death”) + -fago (“-phagous”, “eater”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈkrɔ.fa.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -ɔfaɡo
- Hyphenation: ne‧crò‧fa‧go
Adjective
necrofago (feminine necrofaga, masculine plural necrofagi, feminine plural necrofaghe)
- (biology) necrophagous
Noun
necrofago m (plural necrofagi)
- necrophage, scavenger
Derived terms
Further reading
- necrofago in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- necrofago in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- necròfago in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- necròfago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana