Portland Weather Glossary. 1  mist â very fine rain, usually occurring overnight and in early morning. 2  drizzle â misty rain, usually occurring intermittently throughout the day. 3  shower â medium-intensity storm lasting anywhere from 20 minutes to a couple of hours.  rain â persistent precipitation that lasts a period of hours.
cannibal. n. 1. (Anthropology & Ethnology). a. a person who eats the flesh of other human beings. b. (as modifier): cannibal tribes.anâ¢niâ¢bal. 1. a person who eats human flesh, esp. for magical or religious purposes. 2. any animal that eats its own kind. 3. pertaining to or like a cannibal. 4. given to cannibalism.
The recent arrest of three people in Brazil suspected of making empanadas out of human flesh (and then selling them) reminds us that though human cannibalism is rare in the modern world, it still persists. Brazil, in particular, has been linked to cannibalism in recent years. The Lancet journal reported in 1994 âthat eating human remainsâ was common among 250 people who lived in an Olinda slum.