anthropophagi

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jahy, -gahy ]
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plural noun,singular an·thro·poph·a·gus [an-thruh-pof-uh-guhs]. /ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə gəs/.
  1. eaters of human flesh; cannibals.

Origin of anthropophagi

1
1545–55; <Latin, plural of anthrōpophagus cannibal <Greek anthrōpophágos man-eating. See anthropo-, -phage, -phagous

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British Dictionary definitions for anthropophagi

anthropophagi

/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪ) /


pl nsingular -gus (-ɡəs)
  1. cannibals

Origin of anthropophagi

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C16: from Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos; see anthropo-, -phagy

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