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hematophagy

UK/ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.dʒɪ//ˌhi.məˈtɑf.ə.d͡ʒi/

hematophagy noun: the practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.

Noun

hematophagy (uncountable)

  1. The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
    • Most Lower brachyceran taxa also have nectarivorous or related fluid diets..., although a few basal clades have shifted to predominantly hematophagy; particularly the Spaniidae, Anthericidae, Xylophagidae, and certain lineages within the Tabanidae.2005, Conrad C. Labandeira, “Fossil History and Evolutionary Ecology of Diptera and Their Associations with Plants”, in David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, editors, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies...
    Synonyms:
    hematophagia

Synonyms of hematophagy

Forms of hematophagy

alternative formhematophagia
alternative formhaematophagy

Origin of hematophagy

From hemato- + -phagy.

Words formed from hematophagy

Questions about hematophagy

What does hematophagy mean?
Hematophagy means the practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
What part of speech is hematophagy?
Hematophagy is a noun.
How do you pronounce hematophagy?
Hematophagy is pronounced /ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.dʒɪ/ (UK).

Words near hematophagy in the dictionary

  1. hematophage
  2. hematophages
  3. hematophagia
  4. hematophagic
  5. hematophagous
  6. hematophagy
  7. hematophanite
  8. hematophilia
  9. hematophobia
  10. hematoplastic
  11. hematopneumothorax

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