Betekenis van:
cannibalism

cannibalism
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • het eten van mensen door mensen
  • the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. First the immigrants, then (next) you. Our solidarity - (is) the answer to social cannibalism.
  2. Cannibalism in groups can be reduced by size grading.
  3. In principle, groups should consist of fish of the same size to minimise the risk of injuries or cannibalism.
  4. To avoid cannibalism in certain species (particularly among larval Ambystoma spp. and Scaphiopus spp.), these animals should be maintained in small groups.
  5. Too frequent changing of enclosures should be avoided, particularly where pregnant animals and females with litters are concerned, as such disturbances can result in mis-mothering or cannibalism.
  6. Hamsters often make a latrine area within the enclosure, mark areas with secretions from a flank gland, and females frequently selectively reduce the size of their own litter by cannibalism.