noun
- Plural of cannibalism; instances or practices of eating human flesh.
- Plural of cannibalism; the practice of using parts or resources from one's own organization or system to benefit another part.
Usage: Typically used in academic, historical, or anthropological contexts
Usage: Figurative or business usage
Examples
- Anthropologists have documented various cannibalisms across different cultures and time periods.
- The company's cannibalisms of its older product lines made way for newer technology.
- Historical records describe cannibalisms in extreme survival situations during expeditions.
- Some scholars debate the extent and nature of cannibalisms in pre-Columbian societies.