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The definition of a cannibal is an animal that eats the flesh of other animals in the same species.

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A person who eats the flesh of another person is an example of a cannibal.

See cannibal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who eats human flesh
an animal that eats its own kind

Origin: Sp canibal, a savage, cannibal (term used by Columbus) < Arawakan Caniba, a cannibal people; akin to Carib galibi, lit., strong men

adjective

of, resembling, or having the habits of cannibals

Related Forms:

cannibalism noun
cannibalistic adjective

See cannibal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person who eats the flesh of other humans.
An animal that feeds on others of its own kind.

Origin:

Origin: From Spanish Caníbalis, name (as recorded by Christopher Columbus) of the allegedly cannibalistic Caribs of Cuba and Haiti

Origin: , from earlier Carib karibna, person, Carib

Related Forms:

canˈni·bal·ism noun

canˌni·bal·isˈtic adjective

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