anthropophagite

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt ]
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noun
  1. an eater of human flesh; cannibal.

Origin of anthropophagite

1
1595–1605; <Latin anthrōpophag(us) (see anthropophagi) + -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for anthropophagite

anthropophagite

/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt) /


noun
  1. a rare word for cannibal

Derived forms of anthropophagite

  • anthropophagy (ˌænθrəˈpɒfədʒɪ), noun
  • anthropophagic (ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk), adjective
  • anthropophagous, adjective

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