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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animals
  3. insects
  4. carrion insects
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. animals
  4. insects
  5. carrion insects

Preferred term

carrion insects

Type

  • Topic

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • carrion flies
  • necrophagous insects
  • necrophilous insects

Scope note

  • Use for insects feeding on dead animals; for fauna that feed on dead or decaying organic matter USE detritivores; for plants, fungi or other microorganisms living on dead or decaying organic matter USE saprophytes.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/21292

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