Etymograph

English

entomonecrophagous

From entomo- + necrophagous.

Formed from entomo- + necrophagous

Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’

…

Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’

Ancient Greek τόμος ‘slice, piece’

Ancient Greek ἔντομος ‘cut into pieces’

Ancient Greek ἔντομον ‘insect’

English entomo-

Today it means

adj That feeds on dead insects (typically arthropods)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / entomonecrophagous