cannibalism

/ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm/

/ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm/

Other forms: cannibalisms

Cannibalism is when people eat people, or another animal eats that type of animal.

Of all the bizarre things in the world, cannibalism is near the top of the list. For humans, cannibalism means eating human flesh. This occurs in some primitive societies and among disturbed people such as serial killers. Also, if a group of people are stranded somewhere long enough, they might have to resort to cannibalism to survive. Animals that eat their own kind are also examples of cannibalism. People who engage in cannibalism are called cannibals.

Definitions of cannibalism

1. noun

   the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
   types:

   anthropophagy

   human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh

   type of:

   pattern, practice

   a customary way of operation or behavior