anthropophagus

Examples

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• The legend spoke of an anthropophagus who lived in the jungle.

• In ancient myths, the land was said to be inhabited by a fearsome anthropophagus.

• Stories of the anthropophagus chilled audiences in Elizabethan theatre.

• An anthropophagus exists in many legends.

• The ancient tale described a horrifying anthropophagus who lurked in the shadows, preying on unsuspecting travelers.

• In some cultures, the anthropophagus was a symbol of fear, representing those who would resort to cannibalism in desperate times.

• The explorer's journal contained a frightening encounter with an anthropophagus tribe that followed ancient rituals.

Synonyms

C

cannibal

vsanthropophagus

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66 7.9

A person who eats the meat of other people

uses a shorter phrase referring to human flesh rather than other humans

M

man-eater

vsanthropophagus

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1 9.8

A person who eats other people

is the same meaning but uses a different single word form

A

anthropophagite

vsanthropophagus

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9.9

A person who eats other people

is the same meaning but expressed in a different word form

C

creophagist

vsanthropophagus

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9.9

A person who eats human flesh

is limited to eating human flesh specifically

A

anthropophaginian

vsanthropophagus

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9.9

A person in stories or legends who eats other people

is the general term for any person who eats human flesh

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology