anthropophagus

anthropophagus
noun (plural anthropophagi) Etymology: Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos, from anthrōp- + -phagos -phagous Date: 1552 man-eater, cannibal

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  • anthropophage — [ ɑ̃trɔpɔfaʒ ] adj. et n. • XIVe; lat. d o. gr. anthropophagus ♦ Qui mange de la chair humaine, spécialt en parlant des humains. Tribu anthropophage. N. Un, une anthropophage. ⇒ cannibale. ● anthropophage adjectif et nom Se dit d un être vivant… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • anthropophagi — /an threuh pof euh juy , guy /, n.pl., sing. anthropophagus / euh geuhs/. eaters of human flesh; cannibals. [1545 55; < L, pl. of ANTHROPOPHAGUS cannibal < Gk anthropophágos man eating. See ANTHROPO , PHAGE, PHAGOUS] * * * …   Universalium

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