[kan-uh-buh-liz-uh
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| 1. | the eating of human flesh by another human being. |
| 2. | the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of its own kind. |
| 3. | the ceremonial eating of human flesh or parts of the human body for magical or religious purposes, as to acquire the power or skill of a person recently killed. |
| 4. | the act of pecking flesh from a live fowl by a member of the same flock. |
| 5. | the removal of parts, equipment, assets, or employees from one product, item, or business in order to use them in another. |
| 6. | the acquisition and absorption of smaller companies by a large corporation or conglomerate. |
| can·ni·bal (kān'ə-bəl) n.
[From Spanish Caníbalis, name (as recorded by Christopher Columbus) of the allegedly cannibalistic Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from earlier Carib karibna, person, Carib.] can'ni·bal·ism n., can'ni·bal·is'tic adj. |
