Definition of sarcophilus Sarcophilus
We found 3 definitions of sarcophilus from 3 different sources.
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What does sarcophilus mean?
WordNet
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| sarcophilus - Tasmanian devil | ||
| genus Sarcophilus | ||
| mammal genus a genus of mammals | ||
| dasyuridae, family dasyuridae, family dasyurinae dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sarcophilus
sär-kof′i-lus, n. a genus of carnivorous marsupials containing the Tasmanian devil.—n. Sar′cophile, any animal of this genus.—adj. Sarcoph′ilous, fond of flesh. [Gr. sarx, sarkos, flesh, philein, to love.]
Part of speech
🔤- sarcophilus, noun, singular of sarcophiluses / sarcophilusses.
