cannibal

Meaning

Noun

An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh.

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an language, probably Taíno.

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