Cannibalistic
adjective
Involving the act of eating the flesh of one's own kind.
The sharks displayed cannibalistic behavior when food was scarce.
Often appears as...
- cannibalistic behavior
- cannibalistic tendencies
adjective
Taking resources, ideas, or other elements from a similar entity or rival.
The company's cannibalistic strategy led to the downfall of their competitors.
Often appears as...
- cannibalistic strategy
- cannibalistic marketing
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Involving the act of eating the flesh of one's own kind.
The sharks displayed cannibalistic behavior when food was scarce.
Often appears as...
- cannibalistic behavior
- cannibalistic tendencies
adjective
Taking resources, ideas, or other elements from a similar entity or rival.
The company's cannibalistic strategy led to the downfall of their competitors.
Often appears as...
- cannibalistic strategy
- cannibalistic marketing
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Directly refers to consuming the flesh of the same species, often related to animals.
Nature documentaries sometimes depict cannibalistic behavior among insects.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The term usually carries a negative or horror-related connotation due to its nature.
Cannibalistic rituals were a controversial topic in the historical novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be sensitive to cultural contexts, as cannibalism is a taboo and offensive topic in many societies.
The anthropology lecture cautiously approached the topic of cannibalistic tribes.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Directly refers to consuming the flesh of the same species, often related to animals.
Nature documentaries sometimes depict cannibalistic behavior among insects.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The term usually carries a negative or horror-related connotation due to its nature.
Cannibalistic rituals were a controversial topic in the historical novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be sensitive to cultural contexts, as cannibalism is a taboo and offensive topic in many societies.
The anthropology lecture cautiously approached the topic of cannibalistic tribes.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Directly refers to consuming the flesh of the same species, often related to animals.
Nature documentaries sometimes depict cannibalistic behavior among insects.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The term usually carries a negative or horror-related connotation due to its nature.
Cannibalistic rituals were a controversial topic in the historical novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be sensitive to cultural contexts, as cannibalism is a taboo and offensive topic in many societies.
The anthropology lecture cautiously approached the topic of cannibalistic tribes.
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Cannibal Bugs and...
we put down different salt concentrations and they will scramble and fight over 0.25 molar salt concentration they taste it with their feet and they fight vigorously and that's exactly the concentration of salt in their blood so they're finely tuned to a cannibalistic lifestyle this may be
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A brief history of...
The reasons for cannibalistic practices have varied, too. Across cultures and time periods, there's evidence of survival cannibalism, when people living through a famine, siege or ill-fated expedition had to either eat the bodies of the dead or starve to death themselves.
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Bitten by a Black...
it's a little bit tatty around the tail and around these fins here and the reason for that is that other piranhas will actually come in and take big chunks out of the fins they are cannibalistic they will eat their own kind and they'll certainly waste no
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Vicious Piranha Moments...
will actually come in and take big chunks out of the fins they are cannibalistic they will eat their own kind and they'll certainly waste no opportunity to munch down big chunks of these fins but leaving the fish alive and let me just see if i can
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Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
unsure of might take a bit of thinking you've said are there any birds that are cannibalistic hmm well we know some species of birds the young sort of performs a blizzard can enable syndrome but I don't know if they eat the chick I
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Cobra vs. Rat Snake PIPE...
know what the Cobra is thinking but it's got to be annoying when you're trying to eat something and that something is trying to bite you back now the king cobra can be cannibalistic but if another species is handy they're
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Bullfrogs Eat Everything...
they'll even eat each other a small bullfrog that doesn't watch its step can easily become food for a bigger frog they are quite cannibalistic a young bullfrog must quickly learn one simple
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Bullfrogs Eat Everything...
they'll even eat each other a small bullfrog that doesn't watch its step can easily become food for a bigger frog they are quite cannibalistic a young bullfrog must quickly learn one
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Bullfrog Hunts...Anything...
a small bullfrog that doesn't watch its step and easily become food for bigger frog they are quite cannibalistic a young bullfrog must quickly learn one simple
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Chatting with Cannibals...
protein and that's what counts out here it feels like a good time to ask more about their cannibalistic past our human
Video examples
Cannibal Bugs and...
we put down different salt concentrations and they will scramble and fight over 0.25 molar salt concentration they taste it with their feet and they fight vigorously and that's exactly the concentration of salt in their blood so they're finely tuned to a cannibalistic lifestyle this may be
Video examples
A brief history of...
The reasons for cannibalistic practices have varied, too. Across cultures and time periods, there's evidence of survival cannibalism, when people living through a famine, siege or ill-fated expedition had to either eat the bodies of the dead or starve to death themselves.
Video examples
Bitten by a Black...
it's a little bit tatty around the tail and around these fins here and the reason for that is that other piranhas will actually come in and take big chunks out of the fins they are cannibalistic they will eat their own kind and they'll certainly waste no
Video examples
Vicious Piranha Moments...
will actually come in and take big chunks out of the fins they are cannibalistic they will eat their own kind and they'll certainly waste no opportunity to munch down big chunks of these fins but leaving the fish alive and let me just see if i can
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
unsure of might take a bit of thinking you've said are there any birds that are cannibalistic hmm well we know some species of birds the young sort of performs a blizzard can enable syndrome but I don't know if they eat the chick I
Video examples
Cobra vs. Rat Snake PIPE...
know what the Cobra is thinking but it's got to be annoying when you're trying to eat something and that something is trying to bite you back now the king cobra can be cannibalistic but if another species is handy they're
Video examples
Bullfrogs Eat Everything...
they'll even eat each other a small bullfrog that doesn't watch its step can easily become food for a bigger frog they are quite cannibalistic a young bullfrog must quickly learn one simple
Video examples
Bullfrogs Eat Everything...
they'll even eat each other a small bullfrog that doesn't watch its step can easily become food for a bigger frog they are quite cannibalistic a young bullfrog must quickly learn one
Video examples
Bullfrog Hunts...Anything...
a small bullfrog that doesn't watch its step and easily become food for bigger frog they are quite cannibalistic a young bullfrog must quickly learn one simple
Video examples
Chatting with Cannibals...
protein and that's what counts out here it feels like a good time to ask more about their cannibalistic past our human
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Quote examples
Jeffrey Jones
American Actor
And from my character's point-of-view in Ravenous, he had been collected by Robert Carlyle's character, he had become infected by this ravenous, cannibalistic power, and he was making the best of it.
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Alice Paul
American Activist
It occurred to me that I just didn't see how I could go ahead and continue to eat meat. It just seemed so... cannibalistic to me. And so, I'm a vegetarian, and I have been ever since.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
I think the Left doesn't know how to be a tribe in the way the Right does. The Left is very cannibalistic. It eats its own.
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Andy Biersack
American Musician
There is nothing more, I guess, cannibalistic than the metal or the hard rock scene, it seems.
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Jeffrey Jones
American Actor
And from my character's point-of-view in Ravenous, he had been collected by Robert Carlyle's character, he had become infected by this ravenous, cannibalistic power, and he was making the best of it.
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Alice Paul
American Activist
It occurred to me that I just didn't see how I could go ahead and continue to eat meat. It just seemed so... cannibalistic to me. And so, I'm a vegetarian, and I have been ever since.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
I think the Left doesn't know how to be a tribe in the way the Right does. The Left is very cannibalistic. It eats its own.
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Andy Biersack
American Musician
There is nothing more, I guess, cannibalistic than the metal or the hard rock scene, it seems.
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