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anthropophagi

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

eaters of human flesh; cannibals.

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Origin of anthropophagi

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

Words nearby anthropophagi

anthroponomy, anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, anthroponym, anthroponymy, anthropopathy, anthropophagi, anthropophagite, anthropophagy, anthropophilic, anthropophyte, anthroposcopy
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Words related to anthropophagi

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

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British Dictionary definitions for anthropophagi

anthropophagi
/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪ) /

pl n singular -gus (-ɡəs)

cannibals

Word Origin for anthropophagi

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