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hematophagous

Syllabification: (he·ma·toph·a·gous)
(British haematophagous)
Definition of hematophagous

adjective

  • (of an animal, especially an insect or tick) feeding on blood.

hematophagous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hematophagous in the British & World English dictionary
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