cannibal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taíno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkænɪbl/
- Rhymes: -ænɪbl
Noun
cannibal (plural cannibals)
- An organism which eats others of its own species, especially a human who eats human flesh.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Darwin to this entry?)
- 2017, John Oliver, “The Trump Presidency”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 30, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- The presidency of Donald Trump, the man voted “least edible” by Cannibal Magazine six years in a row!
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an organism which eats others of its own species
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