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cannibalcan‧ni‧bal /ˈkænəbəl/ noun [countable] cannibalOrigin: 1500-1600 Spanish Canibal ‘member of the Carib people of the West Indies, who were said to eat human flesh’, from Arawakan Caniba, Carib; ➔ CARIB - A cannibal I knew refused to eat clowns.
- A cannibal track for me to find and stare at.
- After the fish have spawned, remove the adults to prevent them from turning cannibal and eating the eggs.
- Dietz, who once spent three days examining Wisconsin cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, has never talked with Davis.
- His travellers appeared on the whole disappointed not to be cooked by cannibals.
- Let a man not speak of cannibal deeds among the blessed gods.
- More horrifying than cannibals or Communards.
- The robber bridegroom could be a drug pusher in-stead of a homicidal cannibal, for instance.
1a person who eats human flesh2an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of the same kind—cannibalism noun [uncountable]—cannibalistic /ˌkænəbəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective |