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cannibal

Syllabification: (can·ni·bal)
Pronunciation: /ˈkanəbəl/
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Definition of cannibal

noun

  • a person who eats the flesh of other human beings: [as modifier]:cannibal tribes
  • an animal that feeds on flesh of its own species.

Derivatives

cannibalism

Pronunciation: /-ˌlizəm/
noun

cannibalistic

Pronunciation: /ˌkanəbəˈlistik/
adjective

cannibalistically

Pronunciation: /ˌkanəbəˈlistik(ə)lē/
adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Spanish Canibales (plural), variant (recorded by Columbus) of Caribes, the name of a West Indian people reputed to eat humans (see Carib)

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