nec|ro|pha|gi|a

nec|ro|pha|gi|a
nec|ro|pha|gi|a «NEHK ruh FAY jee uh», noun.
Zoology. the practice or habit of feeding on dead bodies or carrion.
[< New Latin necrophagia < Greek nekrós dead body + phageîn eat]

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