Sarcophaga

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sarcophaga \Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. See
     {Sarcophagus}.] (Zool.)
     A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials
     including the dasyures and the opossums.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sarcophaga \Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. [NL., fem. sing. See
     {Sarcophagus}.] (Zool.)
     A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sarcophaga
       n : flesh flies [syn: {genus Sarcophaga}]