Dictionary

autocannibalism en · NOUN

Etymology

From auto- + cannibalism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The eating of part of one's own body.
   • god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012, http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2144

Relateds

cannibalism · ouroboros · cannibal

Synonyms

autophagy

Translations (5)

pt autocanibalismo (the act of eating oneself) · el αυτοκανιβαλισμός (the act of eating oneself) · ru автоканнибали́зм (the act of eating oneself) · de Autokannibalismus (the act of eating oneself) · ru самопоеда́ние (the act of eating oneself)