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anthropophagus

noun
an·​thro·​poph·​a·​gus | \ ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-fə-gəs How to pronounce anthropophagus (audio) \
plural anthropophagi\ ˌan(t)-​thrə-​ˈpä-​fə-​ˌgī How to pronounce anthropophagi (audio) , -​ˌjī , -​ˌgē \

Definition of anthropophagus

: man-eater, cannibal

Examples of anthropophagus in a Sentence

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 This led paleontologist Christopher Brochu and colleagues to name the Olduvai predator Crocodylus anthropophagus – the human-eating crocodile. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "Why Paleontologists Should Love Meat-Eaters," 30 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of anthropophagus

1552, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anthropophagus

Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos, from anthrōp- + -phagos -phagous

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