Sarcophagan

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.

    "In the Sarcophagans, or flesh-eaters, as the name implies, the bristles on the antennæ are feathered."

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"In the Sarcophagans, or flesh-eaters, as the name implies, the bristles on the antennæ are feathered."

Etymology

Sarcophaga + -an

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