sarcophagous
American
[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]
/ sɑrˈkɒf ə gəs /
Also
sarcophagic
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sarcophagous
1880–85; < Latin sarcophagus < Greek sarkophágos flesh-eating, equivalent to sarko- sarco- + -phagos -phagous
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