cannibalism
/ˈkænɪbəlɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण कैनिबलिज़म
नरभक्षण, स्वजातिभक्षण
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the practice of eating the flesh of other humans; (of animals) the practice of eating the flesh of animals of their own type
नरभक्षण, स्वजातिभक्षण
- Some animals practise cannibalism.
- Biologists have recorded cannibalism among certain spiders and fish.
- The documentary explained why some insects show cannibalism.
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- Stories of cannibalism shocked early explorers.
- Cannibalism is rare among most animals.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
can·ni·bal·ism
§Grammar and usage
The verb cannibalize means to take parts from one machine to repair another; in business, a new product cannibalizes the sales of an existing one.
Verb cannibalize का अर्थ एक मशीन के पुर्ज़े निकालकर दूसरी ठीक करना है; व्यापार में नया उत्पाद मौजूदा उत्पाद की बिक्री घटा देता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who eats human flesh is a cannibal; an animal that eats other animals a carnivore; one that eats plants a herbivore; one that eats both an omnivore; one that eats insects an insectivore; one that eats dead animals a scavenger.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: मानव मांस खाने वाला cannibal (नरभक्षी); दूसरे जानवर खाने वाला carnivore (मांसाहारी); पौधे खाने वाला herbivore (शाकाहारी); दोनों खाने वाला omnivore (सर्वाहारी); कीड़े खाने वाला insectivore; मरे जानवर खाने वाला scavenger।