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sarcophagous

American  
[sahr-kof-uh-guhs] / sɑrˈkɒf ə gəs /
Also sarcophagic

adjective

  1. carnivorous.

Etymology

Origin of sarcophagous

1880–85; < Latin sarcophagus < Greek sarkophágos flesh-eating, equivalent to sarko- sarco- + -phagos -phagous

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