Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or practising cannibalism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.
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- adjective
cannibalistic ;man-eating
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Examples
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"Do you think it would help if I were to assure the lady that I have no anthropophagic tendencies?"
Between Planets Heinlein, Robert A. 1951
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It was in the promontory of Paria that Columbus first descried the continent; there terminate these valleys, laid waste alternately by the warlike anthropophagic Carib and by the commercial and polished nations of Europe.
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In the celebrated Provision Real of the 30th of October, 1503, by which the Spaniards are permitted to make slaves of the anthropophagic
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Columbus first descried the continent; there terminate these valleys, laid waste alternately by the warlike anthropophagic Carib and by the commercial and polished nations of Europe.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Provision Real of the 30th of October, 1503, by which the Spaniards are permitted to make slaves of the anthropophagic Indians of the archipelago of San Bernardo, opposite the mouth of the Rio Sinu, the
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The scale-up of bed nets and subsequent insecticidal treatment has reduced the density of the anthropophagic, endophagic primary vector species,
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tanya Russell 2010
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Impacts were most pronounced against the highly anthropophagic, endophagic primary vector, leading to a shift in the sibling species composition of the A. gambiae complex.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tanya Russell 2010
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To make the script more marketable, the American fascists were re-cast as anthropophagic extraterrestrials, taking the story into the realm of science fiction.
Latest Articles 2009
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a souvenir of his visit to the anthropophagic shores.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 Various
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Vera Wilde is a fable about the way society eats its heroes, "Shotgun Players founder Patrick Dooley quoted director Maya Gurantz's anthropophagic line when introducing Chris Jeffries 'heady musical on opening night.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2008
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