"hemovore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hemovores [plural]
Etymology: hemo- + -vore Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hemo|vore}} hemo- + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} hemovore (plural hemovores)
  1. (biology) An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, fleas, ticks, mosquitos, vampire bats, and the vampire ground finch. Categories (topical): Biology, Diets Synonyms: vampire, haemovore Translations (blood-drinking animal): 食血動物 (Chinese Mandarin), 食血动物 (shíxuě dòngwù) (Chinese Mandarin), verenimijä (Finnish), 血食動物 (chishoku dōbutsu) (alt: ちしょくどうぶつ) (Japanese), លោហិតាសី (lo het ta sei) (Khmer), kanla beslenen (Turkish)

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