exocannibalism

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noun

A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.

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

nounexocannibalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanthropologyA form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Proto-Cariban*karipona
  8. Spanishcaribe
  9. Spanishcaríbal
  10. Spanishcaníba
  11. Englishcannibal
  12. Englishcannibalism
  13. Englishexocannibalism

From exo- + cannibalism.

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Translations

Italian esocannibalismo
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Portuguese exocanibalismo
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APA

exocannibalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocannibalism

MLA

“exocannibalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocannibalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exocannibalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocannibalism.

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