an·thro·poph·a·gy

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jee]
noun
the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

Origin:
1630–40; < Greek anthrōpophagía. See anthropo-, -phagy

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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anthropophagite (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a rare word for cannibal
 
anthropophagy
 
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anthropophagic
 
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anthro'pophagous
 
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anthropophagy
"cannibalism," from Fr. anthropophagie, from Gk. anthropophagia, from anthropophagos "man-eater," from anthropo- + stem of phagein "to eat" (see -phagous).
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Biologists call this practice anthropophagy to reduce the emotional sting of the word cannibalism.
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