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Why is the practice of eating human flesh called Cannibalism?

July 9, 2020December 17, 2011 by Pamela Landy

The practice, also called anthropophagy, is derived from the Spanish word for the Caribs.

The Caribs were a West Indian tribe known for cannibalism.

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