What does "cannibal" mean?
Cannibal: A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind. Darwin.
Additional senses
- 2.Relating to cannibals or cannibalism. "Cannibal terror." Burke.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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