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cannibal
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noun, a) a person who eats the flesh of other human beings b) (as modifier)
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cannibal
- 1) noun, a) a person who eats the flesh of other human beings b) (as modifier)
- 2) noun, an animal that feeds on the flesh of others of its kind
Etymology
C16: from Spanish Canibales, name used by Columbus to designate the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from Arawak caniba, variant of Carib
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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