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sarcophagan

noun

Etymology

Sarcophaga + -an

Definitions

  1. Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.

    • In the Sarcophagans, or flesh-eaters, as the name implies, the bristles on the antennæ are feathered.
    • Other insects, including a sarcophagan fly, a gnat, a sciarid fly, and two harmless mosquitoes dwell in the pitchers.

The neighborhood

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