Ne‐croph″a‐gan (?), a. [See Necrophagous.] (Zoöl.) Eating carrion. — n.(Zoöl.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.