Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A beetle of the genus Necrophorus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also
burying beetle ,carrion beetle ,sexton beetle .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of various
beetles thatbury thecarcasses of smallvertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as afood source for theirlarvae .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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