anthropophagous

English

Etymology

anthropo- +‎ -phagous

Adjective

anthropophagous (not comparable)

Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
an antropophagous tribe
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 16:
  Man-eating lions, tigers, and crocodiles have been extensively treated in historical and fictional literature, and elaborate attempts have been made to halt their anthropophagous habits.

Translations

antropophagous

Italian: antropofago (it)

Portuguese: antropófago (pt)

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