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cannibal (s) (noun), cannibals (pl)
1. An animal which eats or feeds on another animal of its own kind or species: "The prisoners knew they were going to be eaten by the cannibals; however, fortunately, military forces arrived in time to rescue them."
2. Etymology: from canibalis, a name for the Caribs of Haiti or Cuba; which was used by Christopher Columbus; from Arawak, caniba, a form of carib.
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