cannibalistic
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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.
[From Spanish Caníbalis, name (as recorded by Christopher Columbus) of the allegedly cannibalistic Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from earlier Carib karibna, person, Carib.]
can′ni·bal·ism n.
can′ni·bal·is′tic adj.
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Adj. | 1. | cannibalistic - characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism; "cannibalistic behavior" |
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Translations
آكِلُ لَحْم البَشَر
lidojedský
kannibalskmenneskeædende
mannætu-
kanibalský
yamyamca
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cannibalistic
adj → kannibalisch; people also → Menschen fressend
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cannibalistic
[ˌkænɪbəˈlɪstɪk] adj → cannibalesco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cannibal
(ˈkӕnibəl) noun1. a person who eats human flesh.
2. an animal etc which eats others of its own species.
ˈcannibalism nounˌcannibaˈlistic adjective
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