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sarcophagous

UK/sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs//sɑɹˈkɑfəɡəs/

sarcophagous adjective: feeding on flesh; carnivorous.

Adjective

sarcophagous (not comparable)

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

Synonyms of sarcophagous

Origin of sarcophagous

sarco- + -phagous

Questions about sarcophagous

What does sarcophagous mean?
Sarcophagous means feeding on flesh; carnivorous.
What part of speech is sarcophagous?
Sarcophagous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sarcophagous?
Sarcophagous is pronounced /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/ (UK).

Words near sarcophagous in the dictionary

  1. sarcophagising
  2. sarcophagize
  3. sarcophagized
  4. sarcophagizes
  5. sarcophagizing
  6. sarcophagous
  7. sarcophagus
  8. sarcophagused
  9. sarcophaguses
  10. sarcophagusing
  11. sarcophaguslike

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