- can|ni|bal|ism
- can|ni|bal|ism «KAN uh buh LIHZ uhm», noun.1. the act or habit of eating the flesh of one's own kind: »
Most animals do not practice cannibalism.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
can|ni|bal|ism
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en|do|can|ni|bal|ism — «EHN doh KAN uh buh LIHZ uhm», noun. the practice of eating the flesh of persons belonging to the same tribe … Useful english dictionary
ex|o|can|ni|bal|ism — «EHK soh KAN uh buh LIHZ uhm», noun. the custom of eating the flesh of persons belonging to another tribe … Useful english dictionary
can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… … English syllables
bal — aero·bal·lis·tics; an·ti·bal·loon·er; ar·y·bal·los; at·a·bal; BAL; bal·a·bos; bal·a·cla·va; bal·a·dine; bal·ae·noi·dea; bal·ae·nop·tera; bal·ae·nop·ter·i·dae; bal·a·lai·ka; bal·an·celle; bal·anc·er; bal·a·nite; bal·a·ni·tes; bal·a·ni·tis;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
cannibalism — can·ni·bal·ism … English syllables
cannibalism — can•ni•bal•ism [[t]ˈkæn ə bəˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) cvb the eating of human flesh by another human being, esp. for magical or religious purposes, as to acquire the power of a person recently killed 2) cvb the eating of the flesh of an animal by… … From formal English to slang
cannibalism — can·ni·bal·ism bə .liz əm n 1) the usu. ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being 2) the eating of the flesh or the eggs of any animal by its own kind 3) the pecking and tearing of the live flesh of its own members in a domestic poultry… … Medical dictionary
cannibalism — can|ni|bal|ism [ kænıbl,ızəm ] noun uncount the practice of being a CANNIBAL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
