• (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle. • (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
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Nec'ro·phore noun [ Greek ... a dead body + ... to bear.]
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus
Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also
burying beetle ,
carrion beetle ,
sexton beetle .
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necrophore Any of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; also called, burying beetle, carrion beetle, or sexton beetle.
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