Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Necrophagous · Ne·croph·a·gous · IPA /nɛˈkɹɑ.fə.ɡəs/ 01 a. Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan. 1. Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.(Zool.) See: Necrophagan