Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Sarcophagan

Sar‐coph″a‐gan (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial.2. (Zoöl.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.

812

Sarcophagous

Sar‐coph″a‐gous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.

813

Sarcophagus

Sar‐coph″a‐gus (?), n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi (#), E. Sarcophaguses (#). [L., fr. Gr. σαρκοφάγοσ, properly, eating flesh; σάρξ, σάρκοσ, flesh + φαγει̑ν to eat. Cf. Sarcasm.] 1. A sp...

814

Sarcophagy

Sar‐coph″a‐gy (?), n. [Gr. σαρκοφαγία. See Sarcophagus.] The practice of eating flesh.

815

Sarcophile

Sar″co‐phile (?), n. [Sacro- + Gr. � a lover.] (Zoöl.) A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous marsupials.

816

Sarcoptes

‖Sar‐cop″tes (?), n. [NL., from Gr. σάρξ, σάρκοσ, flesh + κόπτειν to cut.] (Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.

817

Sarcoptid

Sar‐cop″tid (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. — a. Of or pertaining to the itch mites.

818

Sarcorhamphi

‖Sar′co‐rham″phi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. σάρξ, σάρκοσ, flesh + � beak.] (Zoöl.) A division of raptorial birds comprising the vultures.

819

Sarcoseptum

‖Sar′co‐sep″tum (?), n.; pl.Sarcosepta (#). [Sarco- + septum.] (Zoöl.) One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.

820

Sarcosin

Sar″co‐sin (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the decomposition of creatin (one of the constituents of muscle tissue). Chemically, it is meth...

821

Sarcosis

‖Sar‐co″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. σάρξ, σάρκοσ, flesh.] (Med.) (a) Abnormal formation of flesh. (b) Sarcoma.

822

Sarcotic

Sar‐cot″ic (?), a. [Gr. �: cf. F. sarcotique.] (Med.) Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. — n. A sarcotic medicine.

823

Sarcous

Sar″cous (?), a. [Gr. σάρξ, σάρκοσ, flesh.] (Anat.) Fleshy; — applied to the minute structural elements, called sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated muscular fi...

824

Sarculation

Sar′cu‐la″tion (?), n. [L. sarculatio. See Sarcle.] A weeding, as with a hoe or a rake.

825

Sard

Sard (?), n. [L. sarda, Gr. �, or � (sc. �), i.e., Sardian stone, fr. � Sardian, � Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F. sarde. Cf. Sardius.] (Min.) A variety of carnelian, of a ...

826

Sardachate

Sar″da‐chate (?), n. [L. sardachates: cf. F. sardachate. See Sard, and Agate.] (Min.) A variety of agate containing sard.

827

Sardan

{ Sar″dan (?), Sar″del (?) }, n. [It. sardella. See Sardine a fish.] (Zoöl.) A sardine.

828

Sardel (2)

Sar″del, n. A precious stone. See Sardius.

829

Sardine

Sar″dine (? or?; 277), n. [F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. �, �; so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) An...

830

Sardine (2)

Sar″dine (? or?; 277), n. See Sardius.

831

Sardinian

Sar‐din″i‐an (?), a. [L. Sardinianus.] Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia. — n. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.

832

Sardius

Sar″di‐us (?), n. [L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. �, �, �. See Sard.] A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate. Ex. xxviii. 17.

833

Sardoin

Sar″doin (?), n. [Cf. F. sardoine.] (Min.) Sard; carnelian.

834

Sardonian

Sar‐do″ni‐an (?), a. [Cf. F. sardonien.] Sardonic. “With Sardonian smile.” Spenser.

835

Sardonic

Sar‐don″ic (?), a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. �, �, perhaps fr. � to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr. �, which was said to screw up the face of t...

836

Sardonic (2)

Sar‐don″ic, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.

837

Sardonyx

Sar″do‐nyx (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �. See Sard, and Onyx.] (Min.) A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.