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cleptohematophagy

cleptohematophagy noun: feeding on the contents of intestines.

Noun

cleptohematophagy (uncountable)

  1. feeding on the contents of intestines
    • In the present study, we used a device to physically separate infected and uninfected nymphs to prevent cleptohematophagy.2015 October 16, “Revisiting Trypanosoma rangeli Transmission Involving Susceptible and Non-Susceptible Hosts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about cleptohematophagy

What does cleptohematophagy mean?
Cleptohematophagy means feeding on the contents of intestines.
What part of speech is cleptohematophagy?
Cleptohematophagy is a noun.

Words near cleptohematophagy in the dictionary

  1. cleptobioses
  2. cleptobiosis
  3. cleptobiotic
  4. cleptocracies
  5. cleptocracy
  6. cleptohematophagy
  7. cleptomania
  8. cleptomaniac
  9. cleptomaniacs
  10. cleptoparasite
  11. cleptoparasites

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