anthropophagus

Variant of anthropophagi

anthropophagi definition

an·thropopha·gi (an′t̸hrō päf′ə jī′, -t̸hrə-)

plural noun sing. anthropophagus -·a·gus (-ə gəs)

cannibals

Etymology: L, pl. of anthropophagus < Gr anthrōpophagos, a man-eater < anthrōpos (see anthropo-) + phagos (see -phagous)

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