cannibal
noun/ˈkænɪbl/
/ˈkænɪbl/
- a person who eats other people
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- an animal that eats other animals of the same kind
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Spanish Canibales (plural), variant (recorded by Columbus) of Caribes, the name of a West Indian people reputed to eat humans.
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