Definition of anthropophagus in English:

anthropophagus

nounPlural anthropophagi ˌanθrəˈpɒfəɡəs

(especially in legends or fables) a cannibal.
Example sentencesExamples
- They did not, sadly, carry the right kind of rifles and so ‘were not equipped for the anthropophagi they encountered… Their heads remain to this day up in the bush of Guadalcanar [sic].’
- Surprisingly, the same set of images - cannibals, anthropophagi, and the men with heads beneath their shoulders - appears in the play and on a single page of the Prodigiorum.
- When I saw that, I thought we were in for a latter day Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, with strange beasts and anthropophagi.
- Often they never even encountered the presumed anthropophagi.

Origin

Mid 16th century: Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos 'man-eating', from anthrōpos 'human being' + -phagos (see -phagous).

Definition of anthropophagus in US English:

anthropophagus

noun

A cannibal, especially in legends or fables.
Example sentencesExamples
- They did not, sadly, carry the right kind of rifles and so ‘were not equipped for the anthropophagi they encountered… Their heads remain to this day up in the bush of Guadalcanar [sic].’
- Often they never even encountered the presumed anthropophagi.
- When I saw that, I thought we were in for a latter day Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, with strange beasts and anthropophagi.
- Surprisingly, the same set of images - cannibals, anthropophagi, and the men with heads beneath their shoulders - appears in the play and on a single page of the Prodigiorum.

Origin

Mid 16th century: Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos ‘man-eating’, from anthrōpos ‘human being’ + -phagos (see -phagous).

单词	anthropophagus
释义	Definition of anthropophagus in English: anthropophagus nounPlural anthropophagi ˌanθrəˈpɒfəɡəs (especially in legends or fables) a cannibal. Example sentencesExamples They did not, sadly, carry the right kind of rifles and so ‘were not equipped for the anthropophagi they encountered… Their heads remain to this day up in the bush of Guadalcanar [sic].’ Surprisingly, the same set of images - cannibals, anthropophagi, and the men with heads beneath their shoulders - appears in the play and on a single page of the Prodigiorum. When I saw that, I thought we were in for a latter day Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, with strange beasts and anthropophagi. Often they never even encountered the presumed anthropophagi. Origin Mid 16th century: Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos 'man-eating', from anthrōpos 'human being' + -phagos (see -phagous). Definition of anthropophagus in US English: anthropophagus noun A cannibal, especially in legends or fables. Example sentencesExamples They did not, sadly, carry the right kind of rifles and so ‘were not equipped for the anthropophagi they encountered… Their heads remain to this day up in the bush of Guadalcanar [sic].’ Often they never even encountered the presumed anthropophagi. When I saw that, I thought we were in for a latter day Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, with strange beasts and anthropophagi. Surprisingly, the same set of images - cannibals, anthropophagi, and the men with heads beneath their shoulders - appears in the play and on a single page of the Prodigiorum. Origin Mid 16th century: Latin, from Greek anthrōpophagos ‘man-eating’, from anthrōpos ‘human being’ + -phagos (see -phagous).
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