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cannibal
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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.

cannibal
Noun
1. a person who eats human flesh
2. an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of its kind [Spanish Canibales natives of Cuba and Haiti]
cannibalism n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cannibalcannibal - a person who eats human flesh        
barbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized people
Translations
cannibal [ˈkænɪbəl] ncaníbal m/f; antropófago/a

cannibal [ˈkænɪbəl] ncannibale m/f, anthropophage m/f

cannibal [ˈkænɪbəl] nKannibale m, Kannibalin f

cannibal [ˈkænɪbəl] ncannibale m/f

cannibal
n cannibal [ˈkӕnibəl]
1 a person who eats human flesh. kannibaal إنْسانٌ يأكُلُ لَحْم البَشَر човекоядец lidožrout menneskeæder; kannibal der Kannibale ανθρωποφάγος caníbal, antropófago inimsööja آدمخوار ihmissyöjä cannibale קָנִיבַּל नरभक्षी ljudožder kannibál kanibal mannæta cannibale 人食いの人 식인종 žmogėdra, kanibalas kanibāls kanibal menseneter kannibal, menneskeeter ludożerca canibal canibal каннибал ľudožrút ljudožerec ljudožder kannibal ผู้ที่กินเนื้อคนสด ๆ yamyam 吃人的人 людожер, канібал آدم خور người ăn thịt người 人的
2 an animal etc which eats others of its own species. kannibaal حَيَوانٌ يأْكُلُ لَحْمَ حَيَوانٍ من فَصيلَتِهِ канибал kanibal kannibal der Kannibale ζώο που τρώει ζώα του είδους του caníbal liigikaaslasi sööv loom جانوری که همنوع خود را می خورد kannibaali cannibal קָנִיבַּל 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 동족끼리 잡아먹는 동물 gyvūnas, ėdantis panašius į save dzīvnieks, kas ēd savus mazuļus kanibal dier dat zijn eigen soort eet kannibal kanibal 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
n cannibalism
kannibalisme أَكْلُ لَحْمِ البَشَر канибализъм kanibalismus kannibalisme der Kannibalismus κανιβαλισμός canibalismo kannibalism آدم خواری kannibalismi cannibalisme קָנִיבָּלִיזם मनुष्य का मांस खाना ljudožderstvo, kanibalizam emberevés kanibalisme mannát cannibalismo 人食の風習 식인, 동족끼리 잡아먹기 žmogėdrystė, kanibalizmas kanibālisms kanibalisme kannibalisme kannibalisme ludożerstwo canibalismo canibalism каннибализм kanibalizmus ljudožerstvo ljudožderstvo kannibalism ลัทธิกินเนื้อคน yamyamlık 吃人肉的習性 канібалізм آدم خوری tập tục ăn thịt đồng loại
adj cannibaˈlistic
kannibalisties آكِلُ لَحْم البَشَر жестоко lidojedský menneskeædende; kannibalsk kannibalisch 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 식인의, 동족끼리 잡아먹는 žmogėdriškas, kanibališkas kanibālistisks bersifat kanibal kannibalistisch kannibalsk, menneskeetende ludożerczy 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


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