hematophagous

hematophagous
Subsisting on blood. [hemato- + G. phago, to eat]

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he·ma·toph·a·gous or chiefly Brit hae·ma·toph·a·gous .hē-mə-'täf-ə-gəs adj feeding on blood <\hematophagous insects>

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he·ma·toph·a·gous (he″mə-) (hem″ə-tofґə-gəs) [hemato- + phag- + -ous] characterized by hematophagia.

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