| 单词 | cannibal |
| 释义 | cannibal —cannibally, adv. /kan"euh beuhl/, n. 1. a person who eats human flesh, esp. for magical or religious purposes, as among certain tribal peoples. 2. any animal that eats its own kind. adj. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of a cannibal. 4. given to cannibalism. [1545-55; < Sp caníbal, var. of CARÍBAL, equiv. to canib-, carib- ( < Arawak) + -al -AL1; from the belief that the Caribs of the West Indies ate human flesh] |
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