anthropophage

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French

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -phage; from Latin anthrōpophagus (cannibal, man-eater), from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.faʒ/
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  • Homophone: anthropophages
  • Hyphenation: an‧thro‧po‧phage

Adjective

anthropophage (plural anthropophages)

  1. man-eating, cannibalistic

Noun

anthropophage m or f by sense (plural anthropophages)

  1. man-eater, cannibal

Further reading

Latin

Noun

anthrōpophage

  1. vocative singular of anthrōpophagus