Definition of cannibal
: one that eats the flesh of its own kind
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The chemical, extracted from a cannibals sativa plant, is known to have numerous benefits in the form of managing chronic pain, promoting sleep and thereby reducing depression and anxiety.
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Perch, especially big ones, are notorious cannibals.
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Jakl's previous directorial effort is 2015's horror movie Ghoul, focused on three American filmmakers who become the targets of the evil spirit of a violent cannibal.
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Though Hollywood rarely produces exploitation films anymore, historically there have been fewer brown superheroes in cinema; however, plenty of brown people have appeared in Hollywood's Africa as warlords, cannibals, and natives to be feared.
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The European stereotype of native Brazilians as cannibals would be reformatted as a cultural virtue.
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Two-time Tony winner Ebersole (42nd Street, Grey Gardens) arrives midway through the first act, bringing clever comedic timing as the Old Lady whose single remaining buttock (the other lost to cannibals) becomes a running gag.
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In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins.
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The Spellman family in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina are straight-up cannibals.
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Origin and Etymology of cannibal
New Latin Canibalis Carib, from Spanish Caníbal, from Taino Caniba, of Cariban origin; akin to Carib kariʔna Carib, person
CANNIBAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of cannibal for English Language Learners
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: a person who eats the flesh of human beings or an animal that eats its own kind
CANNIBAL Defined for Kids
Definition of cannibal for Students
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: a human being who eats human flesh
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: an animal that eats other animals of its own kind
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of cannibal
: one that eats the flesh of its own kind
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