\Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. See
{Sarcophagus}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials
including the dasyures and the opossums.

\Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. [NL., fem. sing. See
{Sarcophagus}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.