cannibalism; anthropophagy
Refers to the act of humans eating human flesh. The term カニバリズム is more common in modern Japanese.
It is said that the tribe had a custom of cannibalism.
cannibals; cannibal tribe
Compound of 食 (eating) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from kanji components meaning 'eat' and 'human'.