hematophagous

[hee-muh-tof-uh-guhs, hem-uh-]

adjective

feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.

Origin:
1850–55; hemato- + -phagous

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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haematophagous or (US) hematophagous (ˌhiːməˈtɒfəɡəs)

—*adj*
	(of certain animals) feeding on blood

hematophagous or (US) hematophagous

—*adj*

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