necrófago

See also: necrofago

Portuguese

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -fago.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈkɾɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [nɨˈkɾɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: ne‧cró‧fa‧go

Noun

necrófago m (plural necrófagos, feminine necrófaga, feminine plural necrófagas)

1. (biology) necrophage (organism that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Adjective

necrófago (feminine necrófaga, masculine plural necrófagos, feminine plural necrófagas)

1. (biology) necrophagous (that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Spanish

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -fago.

Noun

necrófago m (plural necrófagos, feminine necrófaga, feminine plural necrófagas)

1. (biology) necrophage (organism that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Adjective

necrófago (feminine necrófaga, masculine plural necrófagos, feminine plural necrófagas)

1. (biology) necrophagous (that eats dead or decaying flesh)

Further reading

• “necrófago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10