Does necrophagia apply only to consuming animal flesh, or also human flesh?
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Curious to know what you found when you looked in a dictionary.– anongoodnurseCommented Jun 29, 2014 at 8:22
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1The New Oxford American Dictionary in my Mac had no entry. Dictionary.com vaguely stated "feeding on corpses". I suppose that applies to both human and animal—which I surmise means Brian is correct.– TimothyCommented Jul 2, 2014 at 13:08
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Looks like he's your man!– anongoodnurseCommented Jul 2, 2014 at 13:10
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Human flesh too, yes. OED s.v. necrophage:
An organism, esp. an insect, that feeds on dead bodies or tissue. Also in extended use.
And of course insects do feed on dead human flesh—hence maggot therapy and the profession of forensic entomologist.
answered Jun 29, 2014 at 0:49
