Main Entry:

sar·coph·a·gus

Pronunciation:

\sär-ˈkä-fə-gəs\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural sar·coph·a·gi \-ˌgī, -ˌjī, -ˌgē\ also sar·coph·a·gus·es

Etymology:

Latin sarcophagus (lapis) limestone used for coffins, from Greek (lithos) sarkophagos, literally, flesh-eating stone, from sark- sarc- + phagein to eat — more at baksheesh

Date:

1619

: a stone coffin ; broadly : coffin