anthropophagus

(ănˌthrə-pŏfˈə-gəsˌ)

noun pl. an·thro·poph·a·gi (-jīˌ)
A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal.

Origin:

Origin: Latin anthrōpophagus

Origin: , from Greek anthrōpophagos, man-eating

Origin: : anthrōpo-, anthropo-

Origin: + -phagos, -phagous

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Related Forms:

  • anˌthro·po·phagˈic (-pə-făjˈĭk), anˌthro·pophˈa·gous (-pŏfˌə-gəs) adjective
  • anˌthro·pophˈa·gy (-jē) noun
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