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  1. Human cannibalism - Wikipedia

    Cannibalism is also a recurring theme in popular culture, especially within the horror genre, with cannibal films being a notable subgenre. One of the best known fictional serial killers is a cannibal: Hannibal …

  2. Cannibalism | Definition, History Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 7, 2025 · Cannibalism is the eating of human flesh by humans. It is also called anthropophagy. Who was the first known cannibal? The first known cannibal was a Neanderthal whose victims’ 100,000 …

  3. The term "cannibal" was born from a misunderstanding: the origins, …

    May 31, 2025 · In spite of its apparent objectivity, the concept of cannibal or “the one who eats human flesh”, is the son of a precise historical situation: the discovery and the conquest of the Americas by …

  4. CANNIBAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CANNIBAL is one that eats the flesh of its own kind.

  5. Cannibalism—overview and medicolegal issues - PMC

    Cannibalism, the consumption of another by an individual of the same species, is a widespread practice amongst many animal groups. Human cannibalism or anthropophagy, however, is less common but …

  6. Cannibalism | Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology

    The term 'cannibal', defined as eating one’s own kind, is a legacy of Columbus’ encounter in 1492 with the Caribs of the Antilles, said to have been consumers of human flesh.

  7. Cannibalism - New World Encyclopedia

    Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of one's own species and usually refers to human beings eating other humans (sometimes called anthropophagy).

  8. Cannibalism - Wikipedia

    Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 …

  9. CANNIBAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    / ˈkæn·ə·bəl / Add to word list a person who eats human flesh, or an animal that eats the flesh of its own type of animal (Definition of cannibal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

  10. Cannibalism - Encyclopedia.com

    May 17, 2018 · In violating the bodily integrity that prevails in ordinary social life, cannibalism signifies an extraordinary transformation or dramatization of relations between those who eat and those who are …