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Meanings of man-eating animal in English

Russian
животные-людоеды
Spanish
devorador de hombres

Animal or mythical creature that feasts on human flesh.

        животные-людоеды
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        Examples for "man-eater"
        1
        And thus the man-eater was shut in with the three sleeping men.
        From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
        2
        The man-eater lurked in a wood that was hard by the sheep-run.
        Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
        3
        Shall I wander to the west, the fierce Mohawk,-theman-eater,-ismy foe.
        Elson Grammar School Literature, book 4
        4
        Left her family and friends behind, to worship the glittering man-eater called Manhattan.
        Audrey's door
        5
        Cautiously the youth crept out upon the trail of the man-eater.
        Thuvia, Maid of Mars
        1
        He'd have to respond or else lose his growing reputation as a maneater.
        Black Jack
        2
        He even showed a picture of the maneater that accorded rudely with the picture on the rocks.
        Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 06 : Central States a...
        3
        Regardless, paramedics treated the boy's injuries and officials closed down the beach until the maneater was hunted down.
        The South African
        4
        By Jove, a regular maneater!
        Trailin'!
        5
        He saw the girl fling a grimace at the angry, roaring, maneater beneath her, and then, laughing, speed away into the forest.
        The Son of Tarzan
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