sarcophagus: Meaning and Definition of
sar•coph•a•gus
Pronunciation: (sär-kof'u-gus), [key] — pl. -gi -gus•es.
- a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for coffins.
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