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haematophagous

Syllables: he·mat·o·pha·gus/hɪˌmætəˈfeɪɡəs/

haematophagous adjective: feeding on blood.

Adjective

haematophagous (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Feeding on blood.
    • The leech is a haematophagous creature.
    Synonyms:
    sanguivorous

haematophagous meaning in Tamil

haematophagous in Tamil

குருதியுண்ணுகின்ற

Synonyms of haematophagous

Forms of haematophagous

alternative UKhæmatophagous
alternative Canada UShematophagous

Origin of haematophagous

From haemato- + -phagous.

Questions about haematophagous

What does haematophagous mean?
Haematophagous means feeding on blood.
What is haematophagous in Tamil?
Haematophagous in Tamil is குருதியுண்ணுகின்ற. See Haematophagous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is haematophagous?
Haematophagous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce haematophagous?
Haematophagous is pronounced /hɪˌmætəˈfeɪɡəs/.

Words near haematophagous in the dictionary

  1. haematopathy
  2. haematoperitoneum
  3. haematophage
  4. haematophages
  5. haematophagic
  6. haematophagous
  7. haematophagus
  8. haematophagy
  9. haematophilia
  10. haematophobia
  11. haematopinid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: haematophagous (page history and authors); haematophagous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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