anthropophagus
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an·thro·poph·a·gus
(ăn'thrə-pŏf'ə-gəs') 
n., pl., -gi (-jī').
A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal.
anthropophagy an'thro·poph'a·gy (-jē) n.
n., pl., -gi (-jī').
A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal.
[Latin anthrōpophagus, from Greek anthrōpophagos, man-eating : anthrōpo-, anthropo- + -phagos, -phagous.]
anthropophagic an'thro·po·phag'ic (-pə-făj'ĭk) or an'thro·poph'a·gous (-pŏf'ə-gəs) adj.anthropophagy an'thro·poph'a·gy (-jē) n.
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- Kinship, Marriage, and Other Customs - anthropophagy: cannibalism
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