CANNIBALISM


Meaning of CANNIBALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-nə-bə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1796

1. : the usually ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being

2. : the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of the same kind

3. : an act of cannibalizing something

• can·ni·bal·is·tic ˌka-nə-bə-ˈlis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.