- sarcophagous
- sar·coph·a·gous
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sarcophagous
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Sarcophagous — Sar*coph a*gous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Feeding on flesh; flesh eating; carnivorous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sarcophagous — adj. [Gr. sarx, flesh; phagein, to eat] Feeding on flesh … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sarcophagous — /sahr kof euh geuhs/, adj. carnivorous. Also, sarcophagic /sahr keuh faj ik, fay jik/. [1880 85; < L sarcophagus < Gk sarkophágos flesh eating, equiv. to sarko SARCO + phagos PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
sarcophagous — feeding on flesh; carnivorous Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
sarcophagous — … Useful english dictionary
sar|co|phag|ic — «SAHR koh FAJ ihk», adjective. = sarcophagous. (Cf. ↑sarcophagous) … Useful english dictionary
Sarco- — Sar co A combining form from Gr. sa rx, sa rkos, flesh; as, sarcophagous, flesh eating; sarcology. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zoophagous — o*[ o]ph a*gous, a. [Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal + ? to eat.] Feeding on animals. [1913 Webster] Note: This is a more general term than either sarcophagous or carnivorous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neferkare Neby — Pharaoh of Egypt Reign Unknown, 7th Dynasty? Predecessor Neferkare II? Successor Djedkare Shemai? … Wikipedia
sarcophagus — /sahr kof euh geuhs/, n., pl. sarcophagi / juy /, sarcophaguses. 1. a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. 2. Gk. Antiq. a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for… … Universalium
