cannibalism

== English == === Etymology === From cannibal + -ism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkanɪbəlɪz(ə)m/ === Noun === cannibalism (usually uncountable, plural cannibalisms) The act of eating another of one's own species. Hyponym: anthropophagy (figurative) An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind. (linguistics) In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== kuru mad cow disease prion anthropophagy === Further reading === cannibalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia