cannibalism
/ˈkanɪbəlɪz(ə)m/ noun C1- The act of eating another of one's own species.
- An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind.
- The salvaging of parts from one thing, such as a machine, for use in another.
- In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same.
Plural cannibalisms
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