Dictionary
can•ni•bal
Pronunciation: (kan'u-bul), [key]—
n.
1. a person who eats human flesh, esp. for magical or religious purposes, as among certain tribal peoples.
2. any animal that eats its own kind.
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adj.
1. pertaining to or characteristic of a cannibal.
2. given to cannibalism.
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