1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Necrophore \Nec"ro*phore\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus {Necrophorus} and allied genera; -- called also {burying beetle}, {carrion beetle}, {sexton beetle}. [1913 Webster]
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