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anthropophagi

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jahy, -gahy]
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plural noun, singular an·thro·poph·a·gus [an-thruh-pof-uh-guh s] /ˌæn θrəˈpɒf ə gəs/.

eaters of human flesh; cannibals.

RELATED WORDS

savage, ogre, primitive, brute, aborigine, ruffian, anthropophagite, ogress, head-hunter

Nearby words

  1. anthroponomy,
  2. anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis,
  3. anthroponym,
  4. anthroponymy,
  5. anthropopathy,
  6. anthropophagite,
  7. anthropophagy,
  8. anthropophilic,
  9. anthropophyte,
  10. anthroposcopy

Origin of anthropophagi

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

pl n singular -gus (-ɡəs)

cannibals

Word Origin for anthropophagi

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