Anthropophagi
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of anthropophagus form-of, plural
"Histories make mention of a people called Anthropophagi, eaters of men."
Example
More examples"Histories make mention of a people called Anthropophagi, eaters of men."
Etymology
From Latin anthrōpophagī, the plural of anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos, “man-eating”). First attested in 1581, as an ethnonym. Use of the singular anthropophagus is rare.
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