hemovore

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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.

Synonyms

• plasmavore
• vampire

Related terms

• hematology
• hematophagy
• haematophagy
• hematophagia
• hemoglobin
• hemotoxin

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