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
But Green, who oversaw that recovery project, said the bog bush cricket would be more difficult to rear because it can be cannibalistic and has a longer, two-year life cycle.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
When a colony’s space was deliberately restricted, according to the voice-over, “asexual, cannibalistic rats preyed on their abandoned young.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Mormon crickets are cannibalistic and will feast on each other, dead or alive, if not satiated with protein.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
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
