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• can|ni|bal|ic — «KAN uh BAL ihk», adjective. = cannibalistic. (Cf. ↑cannibalistic) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|ni|bal — «KAN uh buhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who eats human flesh: »Tribes of cannibals once lived on islands in the south Pacific Ocean. SYNONYM(S): man eater, anthropophagite. 2. an animal that eats others of its own kind: »Many fishes are… …   Useful english dictionary

• can´ni|bal|is´ti|cal|ly — can|ni|bal|is|tic «KAN uh buh LIHS tihk», adjective. of cannibals; characteristic of cannibals: »An animal that consumes members of its own species is termed cannibalistic, and one that eats dead animals is a scavenger (Tracy I. Storer).… …   Useful english dictionary

• can|ni|bal|is|tic — «KAN uh buh LIHS tihk», adjective. of cannibals; characteristic of cannibals: »An animal that consumes members of its own species is termed cannibalistic, and one that eats dead animals is a scavenger (Tracy I. Storer). –can´ni|bal|is´ti|cal|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• can´ni|bal|i|za´tion — can|ni|bal|ize «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) …   Useful english dictionary

• can|ni|bal|ize — «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) to eat the… …   Useful english dictionary

• can|ni|bal|ise — «KAN uh buh lyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. cannibalize …   Useful english dictionary

• 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. 2. Figurative. bloodthirstiness; barbarity …   Useful english dictionary

• 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