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autocannibalism

autocannibalism noun: the eating of part of one's own body.

Noun

autocannibalism (uncountable)

  1. The eating of part of one's own body.
    • god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012, http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2144
    Synonyms:
    autophagy

Synonyms of autocannibalism

Origin of autocannibalism

From auto- + cannibalism.

Questions about autocannibalism

What does autocannibalism mean?
Autocannibalism means the eating of part of one's own body.
What part of speech is autocannibalism?
Autocannibalism is a noun.

Words near autocannibalism in the dictionary

  1. autocanceled
  2. autocanceling
  3. autocancelled
  4. autocancelling
  5. autocancels
  6. autocannibalism
  7. autocannibalistic
  8. autocannon
  9. autocannons
  10. autocapitalization
  11. autocapitalize

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