cannibalistic
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The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Young axolotls must be kept separately for months due to cannibalistic behaviour and therefore not yet ready to be re-homed, she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
If to be copied can bring death upon the original, this is never more true than in the cannibalistic relationship between art and life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
As Pac-12 Commissioner George Klavkoff scrambles to plug his sinking ship, and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark circles the boat, let’s analyze three ways this cannibalistic conference shuffle could play out for Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
The carriages rolled past Sitting Bull’s Cabin, the Lapland Village, the compound of the allegedly cannibalistic Dahomans, and, directly opposite, the California Ostrich Farm, redolent of simmering butter and eggs.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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