maneating
maneating is the alternative form of man-eating.
Meaning of man-eating
Adjective
man-eating (not comparable)
- Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.
- [T]he den of a man-eating tiger, or a mad dog, could not be more dreaded.1852 May 12, The Sydney Morning Herald, page 3, column 2
Noun
maneating (uncountable)
- The consumption of human flesh by animals
- Corbett described maneating as the compulsive seeking of human flesh by carnivores1993, Arjan Singh, The legend of the maneater, page 83
- In general, maneating is only an infinitesimally small factor of mortality amongst people.2002, Hans Kruuk, Hunter and hunted: relationships between carnivores and people, page 75
Origin of maneating
From man + eating.
Words formed from maneating
Questions about maneating
- What does maneating mean?
- Maneating means the consumption of human flesh by animals.
- What is maneating the alternative form of?
- Maneating is the alternative form of man-eating.
- What part of speech is maneating?
- Maneating is a noun.
Words near maneating in the dictionary
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