The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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