Definition of necrophilous in English:
necrophilous
(also nekrophilus)
adjective nɛˈkrɒfɪləsnɪˈkrɒfɪləs
1Zoology and Ecology. Feeding or growing on dead animal tissue; necrophagous.
2Affected with or characterized by necrophilia; necrophilic.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From necro- + -philous.