- anthropophagites
- n. cannibal, one who feeds on human flesh
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
anthropophagites
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cannibal — 1550s, from Sp. canibal a savage, cannibal, from Caniba, Christopher Columbus rendition of the Caribs name for themselves (see CARIBBEAN (Cf. Caribbean)). The natives were believed to be anthropophagites. Columbus, seeking evidence that he was in … Etymology dictionary
