Necrophore

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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]