Cannibalism
Cannibalism is a practice of eating someone of their own species. The term applies to both animals that eat members of their group ( animal cannibalism ) and to humans who eat human flesh ( cannibalism ).
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Cannibalism, when for the consumption of human flesh by men, is also called cannibalism , from the Greek (man) and (eat). Both terms are used interchangeably, but experts sometimes distinguish the two expressions depending on the origin of the practice (cannibalism being reserved for peoples "savages"), by its terms (most often involve cannibalism aspect ritual ), or yet according to the purpose of this practice (we employ preferably one term if he is about survival, when it comes to appropriate the qualities of the victim, or when the objective is to scare enemies, etc.)..
The term comes from the word cannibal Caniba cariba or used by the Taino that Columbus encountered during his first stay on Hispaniola. He then designated, according to Columbus, the dreaded populations of the island fighting the other indigenous peoples and ate their victims. On landing in Guadeloupe in November 1493, Columbus and his crew have discovered human bones while they were assigned to the same people Cariba, Caniba, or become caribal Canibal figuratively Cannibalize the verb is sometimes used in senses related: in economics ("cannibalization of sales of a product with a new product from the same brand), by mechanical or electronic , especially in the army , to serve as one collects coins of one or more devices (generally useless) to build or repair a machine in working condition. In colloquial language may mean cannibalizing monopolize the labor, resources or ideas of others. References
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