Usually means: Attracted to or thriving on decay.
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  1. necrophilous: Collins English Dictionary
  2. necrophilous: Wordnik
  3. necrophilous: Wiktionary
  4. necrophilous: Dictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. necrophilous: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. necrophilous: Medical dictionary

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adjective:  Thriving on death or on dead things.

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