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anthropophagy

Pronunciation: /ˌanθrəˈpɒfədʒi/
Definition of anthropophagy

noun

[mass noun]
  • the eating of human flesh by human beings.

Derivatives

anthropophagous

Pronunciation: /-gəs/
adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Greek anthrōpophagia, from anthrōpophagos (see anthropophagus)

anthropophagy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of anthropophagy in the US English dictionary

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