Crossword clues for cannibalistic
cannibalistic
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1840, from cannibal + -istic. Elder but failing to flourish were cannibalic, cannibalish (both from 1824).
Wiktionary
a. Tending toward cannibalism.
WordNet
adj. characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism; "cannibalistic behavior"
Usage examples of "cannibalistic".
Bejoo himself had always harbored a faint suspicion that Tataka might simply be some insane dasya woman, one of those cannibalistic thugs who had taken to waylaying travelerslike the highway thugs who claimed to be acting on orders from goddess Kali herself.
In nature, nematodes have plenty of enemies, including other cannibalistic nematodes and worm-catching, nematode-trapping fungi.
Strong evidence in his comments indicating the presence of infantile cannibalistic wish fantasy elements.
Ironically, reports of cannibalistic infanticide and incestuous orgies were among the particulars used by Roman authorities to persecute the early Christians.
And just as she understood Mog-ur had saved her and was still protecting her, she knew the profound sense of reverence with which the magicians had indulged in the cannibalistic act that had so revolted her.
The evolutionary logic that provides cannibalistic bats with fangs that enable them to grasp and slash.
The Time Machine, which revealed that the horrible, cannibalistic Morlocks had in fact been benevolent scientists trying to communicate with the panic-stricken and homicidal time-traveler.
Suddenly, all the planet's problems, excepting only that it was about to be invaded by cannibalistic aliens, were solved.
Wells's late-nineteenth-century classic The Time Machine, which revealed that the horrible, cannibalistic Morlocks had in fact been benevolent scientists trying to communicate with the panic-stricken and homicidal time-traveler.
What happens if they think some kind of monster is loose—another Mbwun, say—or some weird cannibalistic serial killer?
He was completely unaware that his wounded mitt hung so tantalizingly in the water, just as he was unaware of the cannibalistic proclivities of Callinectes sapidus, the common blue crab.
This was the land formerly held by the cannibalistic Karankawa Indians, and deep within the forest one might still find remains of ancient fires, and sometimes bones, but they had been primarily fish-eaters.