cannibalism
noun
the eating of human flesh by another human being.
cannibalistic
-
a word derived from
cannibalism.
Example Sentences
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“The prose is incredible and it absolutely was a cut above. Not to use a cannibalistic meat pun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Young axolotls must be kept separately for months due to cannibalistic behaviour and therefore not yet ready to be re-homed, she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
If to be copied can bring death upon the original, this is never more true than in the cannibalistic relationship between art and life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
As Pac-12 Commissioner George Klavkoff scrambles to plug his sinking ship, and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark circles the boat, let’s analyze three ways this cannibalistic conference shuffle could play out for Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
At times of famine, a single blepharisma will begin eating its neighbors; it then enlarges to an immense size and turns into a cannibalistic giant, straight out of any Norse fable.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
