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(biology) The practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony.
Use necrophoresis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Necrophoresis means (biology) The practice, of some ants, of removing dead bodies from the colony.
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Use necrophoresis where its definition matches the intended context.
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