cannibalization

Other spellings

• (UK) cannibalisation

Noun

Singular cannibalization

Plural cannibalizations

1. Cannibalization is the process of an animal eating another of their own species.
2. (machinery) Cannibalization is the process of removing parts of a machine to use it in other similar machines.

Related words

• cannibal
• cannibalism
• cannibalize/cannibalise