The Collaborative International Dictionary
carrion beetle
Necrophore \Nec"ro*phore\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fe`rein to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
Usage examples of "carrion beetle".
A human relative of the carrion beetle, to Klare nothing was disposable or beyond redemption.