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Antropophagus (also known as Anthropophagus: The Beast, The Savage Island, and The Grim Reaper) is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Joe D'Amato, who is also the co-writer along with George Eastman. Eastman also stars as a cannibal.
an· thro· poph· a· gous ˌan (t)-thrə-ˈpä-fə-gəs. : feeding on human flesh. anthropophagy. ˌan (t)-thrə-ˈpä-fə-jē. noun. Word History. Etymology. Greek anthrōpophágos " (of humans) eating human flesh, cannibal" (from anthrōpo- anthropo- + -phagos -phagous) + -ous. First Known Use. 1703, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.
An anthropophage [1] or anthropophagus (from Greek: ανθρωποφάγος, romanized : anthrōpophagos, "human-eater", plural Greek: ανθρωποφάγοι, romanized : anthropophagi) was a member of a mythical race of cannibals described by the playwright William Shakespeare. The word first appears in English around 1552.
Oct 9, 1981 · The Grim Reaper: Directed by Joe D'Amato. With Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini. A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.
To eat a creature which had become the peer of man in blood-guiltiness and in judicial punishment, would savour of anthropophagy. These ideas, therefore, also probably represent the origin of anthropophagy. Anthropophagy definition: the eating of human flesh; cannibalism. .
anthropophagous is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀνθρωποϕάγος, ‑ous suffix.
of or relating to eaters of human flesh.
anthropophagus. noun. an· thro· poph· a· gus ˌan (t)-thrə-ˈpä-fə-gəs. pluralanthropophagi ˌan (t)-thrə-ˈpä-fə-ˌgī. -ˌjī, -ˌgē. : man-eater, cannibal. Examples of anthropophagus in a Sentence.
Define anthropophagous. anthropophagous synonyms, anthropophagous pronunciation, anthropophagous translation, English dictionary definition of anthropophagous. n. pl. an·thro·poph·a·gi A person who eats human flesh; a cannibal. an′thro·po·phag′ic , an′thro·poph′a·gous adj. an′thro·poph′a·gy n. American Heritage®...
Apr 26, 2024 · anthropophagous (not comparable) Who practices anthropophagy; cannibalistic. an anthropophagous tribe