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anthropophagy

noun

  1. cannibalism; feeding on human flesh
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.d͡ʒi/

noun

Etymology: From anthropo- + -phagy.

  1. The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism

    Other paraphilias are more blatantly transgressive and usually illegal: amokoscisia (desire to slash or mutilate females); anthropophagy (cannibalism); anthropophagolagnia (rape accompanied by cannibalism); […]