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σαρκοφάγος — meaning in English

sarkofagos

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English meaning

  • carnivore noun An animal whose diet consists mainly or entirely of meat.
  • sarcophagus noun A stone coffin, often elaborately carved or inscribed, used especially in ancient burial customs.

Senses

σαρκοφάγος is used for these senses in English:

  • carnivore An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

carnivore — full definition

  1. noun An animal whose diet consists mainly or entirely of meat.
  2. noun Informally, a person who eats meat, especially as opposed to a vegetarian.

sarcophagus — full definition

  1. noun A stone coffin, often elaborately carved or inscribed, used especially in ancient burial customs.
  2. noun A protective structure of concrete and steel built to seal off a destroyed nuclear reactor, as at Chernobyl.
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