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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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