human cannibalism
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Enemies being killed and roasted in South America – engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592)
Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The meaning of "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to describe animals consuming parts of individuals of the same species as food.