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exophagynoun
Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
Etymology: From exo- (outside, external) and the suffix -phagy (to feed on)
Wikipedia
exophagy
Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffixes -vore, -vory, or -vorous from Latin vorare, meaning "to devour", or -phage, -phagy, or -phagous from Greek φαγεῖν (phagein), meaning "to eat".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Exophagy
eks-of′a-ji, n. the custom among cannibals of eating only the flesh of persons not of their own tribe.—adj. Exoph′agous. [Formed from Gr. exō, outside, phagein, to eat.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exophagy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of exophagy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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