Word of the Day 7.28.08

an·thro·poph·a·gus (nthr-pf-gs)

n. pl. an·thro·poph·a·gi (-j)

A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal.

[Latin anthrpophagus, from Greek anthrpophagos, man-eating : anthrpo-, anthropo- + -phagos, -phagous.]

anthro·po·phagic (-p-fjk), anthro·popha·gous (-pf-gs) adj.

anthro·popha·gy (-j) n.

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