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sanguinivorous

sanguinivorous adjective: subsisting on a diet of blood.

Adjective

sanguinivorous (not comparable)

  1. Subsisting on a diet of blood.

Origin of sanguinivorous

Latin sanguis (blood) + vorare (to devour).

Words that rhyme with sanguinivorous

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Questions about sanguinivorous

What does sanguinivorous mean?
Sanguinivorous means subsisting on a diet of blood.
What part of speech is sanguinivorous?
Sanguinivorous is an adjective.

Words near sanguinivorous in the dictionary

  1. sanguinism
  2. sanguinities
  3. sanguinity
  4. sanguinivore
  5. sanguinivores
  6. sanguinivorous
  7. sanguinivory
  8. sanguinobilious
  9. sanguinocholeric
  10. sanguinolence
  11. sanguinolency

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