sarcophagi

variants also sarcophaguses
plural of sarcophagus
as in tombs
a boxlike container for holding a dead body the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot

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“Sarcophagi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagi. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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