Cannibal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations

English

Etymology

From Spanish Canibalis, the name given by Christopher Columbus to the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti who allegedly ate human flesh.

Noun

Cannibal (plural Cannibals)

1. An organism which eats others of its own species.

Related terms

• cannibalise
• cannibalism
• cannibalistic

Translations

Czech: kanibal m, lidožrout m (human) Dutch: kannibaal Finnish: kannibaali

Ido: kanibalo Polish: kanibal m, ludożerca m

io:cannibal pl:cannibal zh:cannibal