cannibal

can·ni·bal

 (kăn′ə-bəl)

n.

1. A person who eats the flesh of other humans.

2. An animal that feeds on others of its own kind.

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

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can′ni·bal·ism n.

can′ni·bal·is′tic adj.

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cannibal

(ˈkænɪbəl)

n

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology)

a. a person who eats the flesh of other human beings

b. (as modifier): cannibal tribes.

2. an animal that feeds on the flesh of others of its kind

[C16: from Spanish Canibales, name used by Columbus to designate the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from Arawak caniba, variant of Carib]

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can•ni•bal

(ˈkæn ə bəl)

n.

1. a person who eats human flesh, esp. for magical or religious purposes.

2. any animal that eats its own kind.

adj.

3. pertaining to or like a cannibal.

4. given to cannibalism.

[1545–55; < Sp caníbal, variant of caríbal <canib-, carib- (< Arawak)]

can′ni•bal•ly, adv.

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cannibal

- When Columbus was trying to find the Spice Islands, he was told of a tribe of man-eating natives in Cuba and Haiti called Caribs (from which we get Caribbean) or Caniba (Columbus' rendition of the name); the word canib, meaning "brave and fierce," became cannibal, meaning "anthropophagite," a person who eats human flesh.

See also related terms for tribe.

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Noun

1.

cannibal - a person who eats human flesh   anthropophagite, anthropophagus, man-eater barbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized people

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Translations

إنْسانٌ يأكُلُ لَحْم البَشَر

kaniballidožrout

kannibalmenneskeæder

Kannibale

ανθρωποφάγοςκανίβαλος

kannibaali

cannibale

kaniballjudožder

kannibálsaját fajtáját felfaló

dÿr sem étur dÿr af eigin tegundmannæta

cannibaleantropofago

kanibalaskanibališkaskanibalizmasžmogėdražmogėdriškas

dzīvnieks, kas ēd savus mazuļuskanibāls

kannibaal

kannibalmenneskeeter

kaniballudożerca

canibal

каннибал

kanibal

ljudožerec

ljudožder

kendi türünü yiyen hayvanyamyam

吃人的人吃同类动物的动物

cannibal

[ˈkænɪbəl]

A. ADJ → antropófago

B. N → caníbal mf, antropófago/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cannibal

[ˈkænɪb^əl] n → cannibale mf, anthropophage mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cannibal

n (= person) → Kannibale m, → Kannibalin f, → Menschenfresser(in) m(f); these insects are cannibals → diese Insekten fressen sich gegenseitig

adj → kannibalisch; animals → sich gegenseitig auffressend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cannibal

[ˈkænɪb/əl] n → cannibale m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cannibal

(ˈkӕnibəl) noun

1. a person who eats human flesh. kannibaal إنْسانٌ يأكُلُ لَحْم البَشَر човекоядец canibal lidožrout der Kannibale menneskeæder; kannibal ανθρωποφάγοςcaníbal, antropófago inimsööja آدمخوار ihmissyöjä cannibaleקניבל नरभक्षी ljudožder kannibál kanibal mannæta cannibale 人食いの人 식인종 žmogėdra, kanibalas kanibāls kanibal menseneterkannibal, menneskeeter ludożerca دخپل همنوع غوښې خوړونكى: هه خلك چه دنورو خلكو غوښى خورى، سړى خور، ادم خور canibal canibal каннибал ľudožrút ljudožerec ljudožder kannibal ผู้ที่กินเนื้อคนสด ๆ yamyam 食人的人 людожер, канібал آدم خور người ăn thịt người 吃人的人

2. an animal etc which eats others of its own species. kannibaal حَيَوانٌ يأْكُلُ لَحْمَ حَيَوانٍ من فَصيلَتِهِ канибал predador kanibal der Kannibale kannibal ζώο που τρώει ζώα του είδους του caníbal liigikaaslasi sööv loom جانوری که همنوع خود را می خورد kannibaali cannibal קניבל एक पशु इत्यादि जो अपनी ही प्रजाति के अन्य को खा जाता हो kanibal saját fajtáját felfaló buas dÿr sem étur dÿr af eigin tegund predatore 共食いする動物 동족을 잡아 먹는 동물 gyvūnas, ėdantis panašius į save dzīvnieks, kas ēd savus mazuļus kanibal dier dat zijn eigen soort eet kannibalkanibal دخپل همنوع غوښې خوړونكى: هه خلك چه دنورو خلكو غوښى خورى، سړى خور، ادم خور predador canibal каннибал kanibal kanibal životinje koje se međusobno jedu kannibal สัตว์กินเนื้อพวกเดียวกัน kendi türünü yiyen hayvan 吃同類動物的動物 канібал اپنی ہی نسل کو کھانے والا جانور thú ăn thịt đồng loại 吃同类动物的动物

ˈcannibalism noun

kannibalisme أَكْلُ لَحْمِ البَشَر канибализъм canibalismo kanibalismus der Kannibalismus kannibalisme κανιβαλισμόςcanibalismo kannibalism آدم خواری kannibalismi cannibalisme קָנִיבָּלִיזם मनुष्य का मांस खाना ljudožderstvo, kanibalizam emberevés kanibalisme mannát cannibalismo 人食の風習 저희끼리 잡아 먹음 žmogėdrystė, kanibalizmas kanibālisms kanibalisme kannibalismekannibalisme ludożerstwo ادم خوړنه canibalismo canibalism каннибализм kanibalizmus ljudožerstvo ljudožderstvo kannibalism ลัทธิกินเนื้อคน yamyamlık 吃人肉的習性 канібалізм آدم خوری tập tục ăn thịt đồng loại 吃人肉的习性

ˌcannibaˈlistic adjective

kannibalisties آكِلُ لَحْم البَشَر жестоко canibalesco lidojedský kannibalisch menneskeædende; kannibalsk κανιβαλιστικός caníbal kannibalistlik مربوط به آدم خواری kannibaalinen cannibal קָנִיבָּלִי मनुष्य का मांस खाने संबंधी ljudožderski, kanibalski emberevő kanibal mannætu- cannibalesco 人食いの 동족을 잡아 먹는 žmogėdriškas, kanibališkas kanibālistisks bersifat kanibal kannibalistischkannibalsk, menneskeetende ludożerczy آدم خوړی canibalesco canibal, canibalic каннибальский kanibalský ljudožerski ljudožderski kannibalisk เกี่ยวกับมนุษย์กินคน yamyamca 吃人肉的 канібальський آدم خوری کی خصوصیت رکھنے والا thuộc hoặc giống như kẻ ăn thịt đồng loại 吃人肉的

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