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sarcophile

sarcophile noun: a carnivorous marsupial, especially of genus Sarcophilus.

Noun

sarcophile (plural sarcophiles)

  1. (dated) A carnivorous marsupial, especially of genus Sarcophilus

Forms of sarcophile

pluralsarcophiles

Origin of sarcophile

From sarco- + -phile.

Questions about sarcophile

What does sarcophile mean?
Sarcophile means a carnivorous marsupial, especially of genus Sarcophilus.
What part of speech is sarcophile?
Sarcophile is a noun.
What is the plural of sarcophile?
The plural of sarcophile is sarcophiles.

Words near sarcophile in the dictionary

  1. sarcophagusing
  2. sarcophaguslike
  3. sarcophagussed
  4. sarcophagusses
  5. sarcophagy
  6. sarcophile
  7. sarcophiles
  8. sarcophiline
  9. sarcophilines
  10. sarcophilous
  11. sarcophytol

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