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ANTHROPOPHAGOUS

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an⋅thro⋅poph⋅a⋅gy

  [an-thruh-pof-uh-jee]
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–noun
the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
Origin:
1630–40; < Gk anthrōpophagía. See anthropo-, -phagy

Related forms:
an⋅thro⋅po⋅phag⋅ic  [an-thruh-puh-faj-ik, -fey-jik] , an⋅thro⋅po⋅phag⋅i⋅cal, an⋅thro⋅poph⋅a⋅gous  [an-thruh-pof-uh-guhs] , adjective
an⋅thro⋅poph⋅a⋅gous⋅ly, adverb
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an·thro·poph·a·gus   (ān'thrə-pŏf'ə-gəs')   
n.   pl. an·thro·poph·a·gi (-jī')
A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal.

[Latin anthrōpophagus, from Greek anthrōpophagos, man-eating : anthrōpo-, anthropo- + -phagos, -phagous.]
an'thro·po·phag'ic (-pə-fāj'ĭk), an'thro·poph'a·gous (-pŏf'ə-gəs) adj., an'thro·poph'a·gy (-jē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·thro·poph·a·gous
Pronunciation: "an(t)-thr&-'päf-&-g&s
Function: adjective
: feeding on humanflesh

Main Entry: an·thro·poph·a·gy
Pronunciation: -&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: CANNIBALISM 1
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