The Collaborative International Dictionary
Necrophagan
Necrophagan \Ne*croph"a*gan\, a. [See Necrophagous.] (Zo["o]l.) Eating carrion. -- n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe ( Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
Wiktionary
necrophagan
n. (context zoology English) Any of the tribe Necrophaga of beetles whose larvae feed on carrion.