ANTHROPOPHAGY


Meaning of ANTHROPOPHAGY in English

[ ˌanθrə'pɒfədʒi ]

■ noun the eating of human flesh by other humans; cannibalism.

Derivatives

anthropophagous -gəs adjective

Origin

C17: from Gk anthrōpophagia , from anthrōpophagos (see anthropophagi ).

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