Main Entry:

can·ni·bal·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˈka-nə-bə-ˌli-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

1796

1 : the usually ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being 2 : the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of the same kind 3 : an act of cannibalizing something

— can·ni·bal·is·tic \ˌka-nə-bə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective