sarcophagous

[ sahr-kof-uh-guh s ]
/ sɑrˈkɒf ə gəs /

adjective

carnivorous.
Also sar·co·phag·ic [sahr-kuh-faj-ik, -fey-jik] /ˌsɑr kəˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/.

Origin of sarcophagous

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

Words nearby sarcophagous

sarcolemma, sarcology, sarcoma, sarcomatosis, sarcomere, sarcophagous, sarcophagus, sarcophile, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic reticulum, sarcopoietic