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Necrophorus

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Ne·​croph·​o·​rus | \ nə̇ˈkräf(ə)rəs, (ˈ)ne¦k-\

Definition of Necrophorus

: a genus of large burying beetles

History and Etymology for Necrophorus

New Latin, from Greek nekrophoros burying the dead, from nekr- necr- + -phoros bearing, burying (from pherein to bear, carry to burial)

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