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Definition of: cannibal
(kan′ə·bəl) noun
1. A human being who eats human flesh.
2. An animal that devours members of its own species.
—adjective Of or like cannibals or their feasts. [<Sp. Canibales, var. of Caribes Caribs]
—can′ni·bal·ism noun
—can·ni·bal·ic (kan′ə·bal′ik), can′ni·bal·is′tic adjective
—can′ni·bal·is′ti·cal·ly adverb
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