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cannibal (ˈkænɪb^əll)

Definitions

noun

1. a person who eats the flesh of other human beings
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ cannibal tribes
an animal that feeds on the flesh of others of its kind

Word Origin

C16: from Spanish Canibales, name used by Columbus to designate the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from Arawak caniba, variant of Carib

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