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A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind.

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  1. n. A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind.
  2. a. Relating to cannibals or cannibalism.
  3. n. a person who eats human flesh
  4. A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind. Darwin. Relating to cannibals or cannibalism. "Cannibal terror." Burke.
  5. A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devoursits own kind. Darwin.
  6. n:100 n. a person who eats human flesh