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Cannibalism
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can·ni·bal  (kn-bl)
n.
1. A person who eats the flesh of other humans.
2. An animal that feeds on others of its own kind.

[From Spanish Caníbalis, name (as recorded by Christopher Columbus) of the allegedly cannibalistic Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from earlier Carib karibna, person, Carib.]

canni·bal·ism n.
canni·bal·istic adj.

cannibalism [ˈkænɪbəˌlɪzəm]
n
1. the act of eating human flesh or the flesh of one's own kind
2. savage and inhuman cruelty
cannibalistic  adj
cannibalistically  adv

Cannibalism
the consumption of human flesh; cannibalism. — androphagous, adj.
the consumption of human flesh; cannibalism. — anthropophagous, adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cannibalism - the practice of eating the flesh of your own kindcannibalism - the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
anthropophagy - human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh
Translations
cannibalism [ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm] Ncanibalismo m
cannibalism [ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm] ncannibalisme m, anthropophagie f
cannibalism
n (of people)Kannibalismus m, → Menschenfresserei f
cannibalism [ˈkænɪblɪzm] ncannibalismo


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