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Definition of Cannibalistic
1. Adjective. Characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism. "Cannibalistic behavior"
Definition of Cannibalistic
1. Adjective. Tending toward cannibalism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cannibalistic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannibalistic
Literary usage of Cannibalistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In the Lena Delta: A Narrative of the Search for Lieut.-Commander De Long by George Wallace Melville (1885)
"I make a cannibalistic Threat. — Cass Carta, — A Late Supper of Deer Hoofs and
Horns. — Benumbed. ..."
2. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1908)
"... will prey on each other, burrowing into the body the same way as they do into
a flower. Frohawk, referring to the cannibalistic habits of L. arion ..."
3. The Child: A Study in the Evolution of Man by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1902)
"... and England among the uneducated classes, in the days of engagement and during
the honeymoon, are but evidences of the cannibalistic origin of kissing. ..."
4. The Mythology of All Races by John Arnott MacCulloch, Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, Alice Werner (1916)
"In this episode and in the New Zealand myth the cannibalistic feature is strongly
marked, but in general cannibals are not prominent figures in Polynesian ..."
5. Report by American Genetic Association (1907)
"Owing to the cannibalistic nature of the various species mentioned above and also
... As an illustration of this cannibalistic tendency the white perch is ..."
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