Anthropophagous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.ɡəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anthropophagous is an adjective meaning Who practices anthropophagy; cannibalistic.
Meaning
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibalistic.
Example Sentences
an anthropophagous tribe
Man-eating lions, tigers, and crocodiles have been extensively treated in historical and fictional literature, and elaborate attempts have been made to halt their anthropophagous habits.
The bullet struck her in the back and killed her, and to this day I am glad that it did, for, as it afterwards transpired, she had availed herself of the anthropophagous customs of the Amahagger to organise the whole thing in revenge of the slight put upon her by Job.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anthropophagistic, anthropophagical, anthropophagic, anticannibalism, man-eating, maneating.
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