Any of various beetles that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae

plural of necrophore

(zoology) Carrying away and burying dead bodies, like the beetles of the genus Necrophorus.

(of an animal) That carries the dead body of its own kind, for disposal or otherwise

Relating to necrophoresis / Relating to necrophores

(biology) The practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony

plural of necrophoresis