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Meanings of man-eating in English

Eating other humans (speaking about a human).

        Usage of man-eating in English
        1
        These man-eating fish are a veritable scourge in the waters they frequent.
        Through the Brazilian Wilderness
        2
        If man-eating predators inhabit Lydia Isle, I have yet to see any.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        3
        He eagerly awaited news of knights in magical armor riding man-eating unicorns.
        Stars rain down
        4
        The conditions which predispose a tiger to man-eating have been much discussed.
        Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
        5
        This is the point at which construction was stopped by man-eating lions.
        African Camp Fires
        6
        It is again as it was with the man-eating lions of Tsavo.
        White fire
        7
        Yes, I know the island is plagued by man-eating water horses.
        The Guardian
        8
        We decided there was no way we could get past the man-eating sheep.
        The Sea of Monsters
        9
        So this business with the man-eating bear probably took place in the 1870s.
        White fire
        10
        Let them think she was some kind of man-eating bitch if they wanted.
        Cross My Heart, Hope to Die
        11
        Day of the Triffids would have been far more sinister with man-eating pumpkins!
        The Irish Times
        12
        The lion and even the man-eating tiger, when gorged, are inert and quiet.
        Nature's Serial Story
        13
        She got there and asked for help against the man-eating babi.
        Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the L...
        14
        Once he has tasted blood he is a human man-eating tiger.
        The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
        15
        At that moment he would have faced a cage full of man-eating tigers.
        Tales of Chinatown
        16
        He had been relating a thrilling adventure with a man-eating tiger.
        Weighed and Wanting
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        Man-eating through the time
        Man-eating across language varieties
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