n :  one that has or is thought to have an appetite for human flesh: as  a  :  MACKEREL SHARK : esp  :  GREAT WHITE SHARK  b  :  a large feline (as a lion or tiger) that has acquired the habit of feeding on human flesh man-eat*ing adj 
 
 
 
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