sarcophagous

English

Etymology

sarco- +‎ -phagous

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /sɑɹˈkɑfəɡəs/
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Adjective

sarcophagous (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Feeding on flesh; carnivorous.[1]
  2. (zoology, rare) Relating to genus Sarcophaga or its members.[2]

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References

  1. ^ “sarcophagous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  2. ^ William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sarcophagous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
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