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anthropophagus

/ˌæn.θrəˈpɒf.ə.ɡəs/

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noun

/ˌæn.θrəˈpɒf.ə.ɡəs/C2formalobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который употребляет человеческую плоть, каннибала.

A noun referring to a person who consumes human flesh, a cannibal.

  1. CannibalC2formal

    A person who eats human flesh.

    ruЛюдоед

    • The ancient tribe was rumored to be anthropophagi.
    • In mythology, anthropophagi are often depicted as monstrous beings.
    • The explorer's journal described encountering an anthropophagus in the jungle.

    Synonymsanthropophagitecannibalman-eater

Forms
  • anthropophagi plural form
  • anthropophagi's possessive plural form
  • anthropophagus's possessive singular form