anthropophagi

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jahy, -gahy ]

/ ˌæn θrəˈpɒf əˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ /

plural noun, singular an·thro·poph·a·gus [an-thruh-pof-uh-guh s] /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

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

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Example sentences from the Web for anthropophagi

And he would have willing undergone any torments, any death, rather than become an anthropophagi.
La Ronge Journal, 1823|George Nelson
Are they anthropophagi, or are they of a friendly disposition?
The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election|Robert Wallace
Next to those are the Melanchlænæ and the Anthropophagi, who roam about upon different tracts of land and live on human flesh.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
Jack had often amused himself at the expense of the anthropophagi, but here he was actually within their grasp.
Willis the Pilot|Johanna Spyri

I was present at the review of these Anthropophagi; for indeed they hardly merited a more civilised title.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

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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anthropophagi

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

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British Dictionary definitions for anthropophagi

pl n singular -gus (-ɡəs)

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