can‧ni‧bal /ˈkænəb
əl, ˈkænɪb
əl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: Canibal 'member of the Carib people of the West Indies, who were said to eat human flesh', from Arawakan Caniba, Carib; CARIB]
1. a person who eats human flesh
2. an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of the same kind
—cannibalism noun [uncountable]—cannibalistic /ˌkænəbəˈlɪstɪk◂, ˌkænɪbəˈlɪstɪk◂/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲