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sarcophile

American  
[sahr-kuh-fahyl] / ˈsɑr kəˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.

Etymology

Origin of sarcophile

sarco- + -phile

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.

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