cannibalism

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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cannibalism

(ˈkænɪbəˌlɪzəm)

n

1. the act of eating human flesh or the flesh of one's own kind

2. savage and inhuman cruelty

ˌcannibalˈistic adj

ˌcannibalˈistically adv

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can•ni•bal•ism

(ˈkæn ə bəˌlɪz əm)

n.

1. the eating of human flesh by another human being, esp. for magical or religious purposes, as to acquire the power of a person recently killed.

2. the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of its own kind.

3. the removal of elements from one thing for use in another.

[1790–1800]

can`ni•bal•is′tic, adj.

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Cannibalism

androphagy

the consumption of human flesh; cannibalism. — androphagous, adj.

anthropophagism, anthropophagy

the consumption of human flesh; cannibalism. — anthropophagous, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cannibalism - 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

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Translations

أَكْلُ لَحْمِ البَشَر

kanibalismus

kannibalisme

Kannibalismus

κανιβαλισμός

canibalismo

kannibalismi

cannibalisme

kanibalizamljudožderstvo

emberevés

mannát

cannibalismo

kannibalisme

kanibalizm

kanibalizmus

yamyamlık

吃人肉的习性

cannibalism

[ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm] N → canibalismo m

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

cannibalism

[ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm] n → cannibalisme m, anthropophagie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cannibalism

n (of people) → Kannibalismus m, → Menschenfresserei f

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

cannibalism

[ˈkænɪb/əlɪz/əm] n → cannibalismo

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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