Cannibalism

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 1.2.1 Related Words 1.2.2 See Also

English

Noun

cannibalism

1. The act of eating another of ones own species.

Translations

• Czech: kanibalismus m
• Finnish: kannibalismi
• Polish: kanibalizm m
• Telugu: స్వజాతి భక్షణ (svajati bhakshaNa) ex: నరమాంస భక్షణ (naramaaMsa bhakshaNa)

Etymology

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

Related Words

• cannibal
• cannibalistic
• autocannibalism

See Also

• Kuru
• prion
• Mad Cow Disease