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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νεκροφόρος (nekrophóros). By surface analysis, necro- (“necro-”, “death”) + -foro (“-phore”, “bearer”, “carrier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈkrɔ.fo.ro/
- Rhymes: -ɔforo
- Hyphenation: ne‧crò‧fo‧ro
Noun
necroforo m (plural necrofori)
- gravedigger
- Synonyms: beccamorto, becchino, fossore
- any beetle of the genus Nicrophorus; burying beetle, necrophore
- Synonym: necroforino