I. särˈkäfəgə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from sarc- + -phaga
in former classifications : an artificial division of marsupials comprising the Didelphidae and Dasyuridae
II. noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from feminine of Latin sarcophagus flesh-eating, from Greek sarkophagos
: the type genus of Sarcophagidae comprising tyical flesh flies