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Man-eater

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Noun

1. anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater

a person who eats human flesh

2. carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, white shark

large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Man-eater

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noun
1. 
an animal, such as a tiger, that has become accustomed to eating human flesh
2. 
any of various sharks that feed on human flesh, esp the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
3. 
a human cannibal
4. informal
a woman with many lovers

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Man-eater

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noun
1. 
a cannibal
2. 
an animal that eats, or is thought to eat, human flesh, as a shark, lion, or tiger

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