亚洲网紅露点

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cannibal

[ kan-uh-buhl ]

noun

  1. a person who eats human flesh, especially for magical or religious purposes, as among certain tribal peoples.
  2. any animal that eats its own kind.


adjective

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of a cannibal.
  2. given to cannibalism.

cannibal

/ 藞办忙苍瑟产蓹濒 /

noun

    1. a person who eats the flesh of other human beings
    2. ( as modifier )

      cannibal tribes

  1. an animal that feeds on the flesh of others of its kind
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠补苍顎僴颈路产补濒路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cannibal1

First recorded in 1545鈥55; from Spanish 肠补苍铆产补濒, variant of 肠补谤铆产补濒, from canib-, caribe (from 罢补铆苍辞; Carib ( def ) ) + -al -al 1; from the belief that the Caribs of the West Indies ate human flesh
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cannibal1

C16: from Spanish Canibales, name used by Columbus to designate the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from Arawak caniba, variant of Carib
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Joel and Ellie survived zombie hordes, cannibals and homicidal despots, only to have him be taken down by good intentions.

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There are trillions of ways to die in 鈥淭he Last of Us,鈥 one for each Cordyceps spore that turned most of humankind into raging, mindless cannibals.

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I spend enough time sitting around the house worrying about what I said to someone in high school that may have hurt their feeling so bad it turned them into a cannibal.

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You鈥檇 think a show that follows the transition from soccer champions to cultish cannibals would want to start us off with pure, innocent girls to emphasize the severity of their journey.

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Television鈥檚 favorite champion soccer players turned wilderness survival cannibals are finally back.

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