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.
Cannibalism can look odd by human standards, but in fact it's widespread in the animal kingdom, and also amongst many human populations in the past, and survived till the XX th century in some areas of Central Africa, South America, New Guinea and Vanuatu.