English Explanatory Dictionary

anthropophagi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of anthropophagus

Word forms

anthropophagi

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.

Derived words

anthropophagous
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