Complete Definition of "cannibalism"

English

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

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. The act of eating another of one's own species.

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|kanibalizam|m
Czech: kanibalismus m
Dutch: kannibalisme n
Finnish: t-|fi|kannibalismi
French: cannibalisme m
German: t+|de|Kannibalismus|m
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Polish: kanibalizm m
Spanish: canibalismo m
Telugu: స�వ�ాతి భ��షణ (svajati bhakshaNa) ex: నరమా�స భ��షణ (naramaaMsa bhakshaNa)

Related terms
cannibal
cannibalistic
autocannibalism

See also
Kuru
prion
Mad Cow Disease

Category:English nouns ending in -ism

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