anthropophagus

/ˌænθrəˈpɑfəɡəs/
/ˌænθrəˈpɑfədʒəs/

noun

A cannibal, especially in legends or fables.

When I saw that, I thought we were in for a latter day Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, with strange beasts and anthropophagi.