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   Can·ni·bal

   /ˈkanəbəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who eats the flesh of other human beings: "cannibal tribes"
   • ▪ an animal that feeds on flesh of its own species.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Spanish Canibales (plural), variant (recorded by Columbus) of Caribes, the name of a West Indian people reputed to eat humans (see Carib).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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