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anthropophagite

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt ]
/ ˌæn θrəˈpɒf əˌdʒaɪt /
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noun
an eater of human flesh; cannibal.
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Origin of anthropophagite

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

Words nearby anthropophagite

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

anthropophagus, man-eater, headhunter

British Dictionary definitions for anthropophagite

anthropophagite
/ (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt) /
noun
a rare word for cannibal

Derived forms of anthropophagite

anthropophagy (ˌænθrəˈpɒfədʒɪ), nounanthropophagic (ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk), adjectiveanthropophagous, adjective
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