sarcophagus
Word family adjectivesarcophagalsarcophagousnounSarcophagasarcophagus
sar·coph·a·gus /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs $ sɑːrˈkɑː-/ noun (plural sarcophagi /-ɡaɪ/) [countableC] Origin sarcophagus (1600-1700) Latin sarcophagus (lapis) “stone for making coffins”, from Greek (lithos) sarkophagos “flesh-eating stone”, from sarx “flesh”