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simiophagic

simiophagic adjective: that feeds on (the blood of) monkeys.

Adjective

simiophagic (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on (the blood of) monkeys.
    • “Deforestation has resulted in the migration of macaques to the forest fringes, alongside with the simiophagic mosquito vectors.”2021 January 25, Meizhi Irene Li, Diyar Mailepessov, Indra Vythilingam, Vernon Lee, Patrick Lam, Lee Ching Ng, Cheong Huat Tan, “Prevalence of simian malaria parasites in macaques of Singapore”, in...

Origin of simiophagic

From simio- + -phagic.

Questions about simiophagic

What does simiophagic mean?
Simiophagic means that feeds on (the blood of) monkeys.
What part of speech is simiophagic?
Simiophagic is an adjective.

Words near simiophagic in the dictionary

  1. Simimbaan
  2. Simington
  3. Simingtons
  4. simio-
  5. Simionescu
  6. simiophagic
  7. simious
  8. simiousness
  9. simis
  10. simit
  11. simitar

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