- hematophagous
- One who drinks blood
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
hematophagous
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hematophagous — [hē΄mətäf′ə gəs, hem΄ətäf′ə gəs] adj. [ HEMATO + PHAGOUS] feeding on blood … English World dictionary
hematophagous — |hēmə|täfə̇gəs, |hem adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hemat + phagous : feeding on blood hematophagous insects hematophagous vampire bats … Useful english dictionary
hematophagous — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1854 feeding on blood < hematophagous mosquitoes > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hematophagous — adjective /himatəfaɡas/ Feeding on blood. Leech is a hematophagous creature … Wiktionary
hematophagous — Subsisting on blood. [hemato + G. phago, to eat] * * * he·ma·toph·a·gous or chiefly Brit hae·ma·toph·a·gous .hē mə täf ə gəs adj feeding on blood <hematophagous insects> * * * he·ma·toph·a·gous (he″mə ) (hem″ə… … Medical dictionary
hematophagous — hematofagai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnai, mintantys kitų gyvūnų arba žmogaus krauju, pvz., dėlės, erkės ir kt. atitikmenys: angl. hematophagous vok. Hematophagen rus. гематофаги … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
hematophagous — haematophagous … Dictionary of ichthyology
hematophagous — /hee meuh tof euh geuhs, hem euh /, adj. feeding on blood, as the vampire bat. [1850 55; HEMATO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
hematophagous — he·ma·toph·a·gous … English syllables
hematophagous — he•ma•toph•a•gous [[t]ˌhi məˈtɒf ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl zool. feeding on blood … From formal English to slang
