Anthrophagy

Pronunciation
/an-THROH-fa-jee/
Category
Behavior
Singular
Anthrophagy
Plural
Anthrophagies

Definition

The consumption of human flesh.

Etymology

From Greek 'anthropos' meaning 'human' and 'phagein' meaning 'to eat'.

Example

Cases of cannibalism in extreme starvation situations are examples of anthrophagy.

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