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hemolymphagy

hemolymphagy noun: feeding on hemolymph.

Noun

hemolymphagy (uncountable)

  1. feeding on hemolymph
    • There are a few reports that suggest that insect-insect parasite transmission can occur through hemolymphagy, when one insect takes hemolymph from a conspecific [21 ] or during a simultaneous blood feeding [22 ], although the relevance of these alternative transmission routes in parasite...2015 October 16, “Revisiting Trypanosoma rangeli Transmission Involving Susceptible and Non-Susceptible Hosts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hemolymphagy

alternative formhaemolymphagy

Questions about hemolymphagy

What does hemolymphagy mean?
Hemolymphagy means feeding on hemolymph.
What part of speech is hemolymphagy?
Hemolymphagy is a noun.

Words near hemolymphagy in the dictionary

  1. hemokinin
  2. hemokinins
  3. hemolectin
  4. hemolin
  5. hemolymph
  6. hemolymphagy
  7. hemolymphal
  8. hemolymphatic
  9. hemolymphoid
  10. hemolymphopoiesis
  11. hemolymphopoietic

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