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hemovore

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/
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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hemo- + -vore.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 食血動物 /食血动物 (shíxuě dòngwù) — blood-drinking animal
  • Finnish: verenimijä — blood-drinking animal
  • Japanese: 血食動物 (chishoku dōbutsu) — blood-drinking animal
  • Khmer: លោហិតាសី (lo het ta sei) — blood-drinking animal
  • Polish: krwiożerca — blood-drinking animal
  • Turkish: kanla beslenen — blood-drinking animal