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Sarcophaga
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Translingual
Etymology
genus mul la-new -, from mul σάρξ φαγεῖν -a grc flesh grc to eat, to devour la -er nominal suffix.
suborder Neuter plural of mul la sarcophagus flesh-devouring, carnivorous, from mul grc σαρκοφάγος, from grc σάρξ -φάγος flesh -eating 1.
Proper noun
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thumb|Sarcophaga nodosa species
genus family Sarcophagidae flesh flies
Proper noun
mul obsolete suborder superorder Marsupialia carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums. from 1839
Hypernyms
genus in Sarcophagidae ; Sarcophaginae subfamily - subfamily; Sarcophagini tribe - tribe; Sarcophagina subtribe - subtribe
Hyponyms
genus in Sarcophagidae about 138 subgenera
more than 700: Sarcophaga carnaria species (flesh fly) - type species; Sarcophaga nodosa species, Sarcophaga situliformis species, Sarcophaga stygia species - selected species
References
genus of flies
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suborder of marsupials
mul Dipterans Marsupials