endocannibal

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noun

One who practises endocannibalism.

OriginEnglish cannibal ← Spanish caníba ← Proto-Cariban *karipona →
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Meanings

nounendocannibal (plural endocannibals)

plural endocannibals

  1. One who practises endocannibalism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Cariban*karipona
  6. Spanishcaribe
  7. Spanishcaríbal
  8. Spanishcaníba
  9. Englishcannibal
  10. Englishendocannibal

From endo- + cannibal.

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APA

endocannibal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocannibal

MLA

“endocannibal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocannibal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endocannibal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocannibal.

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