sarcophile

[sahr-kuh-fahyl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sarcophile¹

sarco- + -phile

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Example Sentences

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Carnivora. flesh-eating, a. carnivorous, sarcophagous.--n. sarcophagy. flesh-eating animal. carnivore, sarcophagan, sarcophile. fleshiness, n. corpulence, obesity, plumpness, embonpoint.