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Pronunciation / Transliteration: necrófago
"As hienas são animais necrófagos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.
"Hyenas and vultures are well-known scavengers of the African savanna."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'scavager', originally referring to an official who collected a toll on goods. Over time, the meaning shifted from a customs collector to someone cleaning streets, and eventually to an animal or person that searches for discarded or usable items.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scavenger" is said worldwide
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charognard
Transliteration: charognard
"Les vautours sont des charognards."
Aasfresser
Transliteration: Aasfresser
"Geier sind typische Aasfresser."
animale saprofago
Transliteration: animale saprofago
"Molti uccelli marini sono scavengers naturali."
carroñero
Transliteration: carroñero
"El buitre es un ave carroñera."
necrófago
Transliteration: necrófago
"As hienas são animais necrófagos."
मूर्दखोर
Transliteration: murdakhor
"गीध एक मूर्दखोर पक्षी है।"
食腐动物
Transliteration: shífǔ dòngwù
"秃鹰是草原上的食腐动物。"
청소동물
Transliteration: cheongso-dongmul
"하이에나는 대표적인 청소동물이다."
スカベンジャー
Transliteration: sukabenjā
"ハイエナは自然界のスカベンジャーです。"
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