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“anthropophagi”
A member of a mythical race of cannibals or people eaters.
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anthrop-, anthropo-, -anthrope, -anthropic, -anthropical, -anthropically, -anthropism, -anthropist, -anthropoid, -anthropus, -anthropy
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1. An individual who eats the flesh of other human beings; cannibalism: In the legend Grace was reading, a group of anthropophagi, who were seemingly mortals, were trying to catch lost people on the island to have for their dinner!
2. Etymology: the word cannibal comes from Spanish canibal, "a savage, cannibal"; from , "brave men".
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2. Etymology: the word cannibal comes from Spanish canibal, "a savage, cannibal"; from , "brave men".
The natives were believed to be anthropophagites. Columbus, seeking evidence that he was in Asia, thought the name meant the natives were subjects of the Great Khan.
Cannibalism also refers to an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of the same species.
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anthrop-, anthropo-, -anthrope, -anthropic, -anthropical, -anthropically, -anthropism, -anthropist, -anthropoid, -anthropus, -anthropy
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phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy
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