hemovore

noun
/ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From hemo- + -vore.

Definitions

  1. An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet

    An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, fleas, ticks, mosquitos, vampire bats, and the vampire ground finch.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hemovore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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