- sanguivorous
- Bloodsucking, as applied to certain bats, leeches, insects, etc. [sangui- + L. voro, to devour]
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san·guiv·o·rous (sang-gwivґə-rəs) hematophagous.
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Sanguivorous — San*guiv o*rous, a. [L. sanguis blood + vorare to devour.] (Zo[ o]l.) Subsisting upon blood; said of certain blood sucking bats and other animals. See {Vampire}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sanguivorous — /sang gwiv euhr euhs/, adj. feeding on blood, as a bat or insect. [1835 45; SANGUI + VOROUS] * * * … Universalium
sanguivorous — adjective That feeds on blood; blood sucking, hematophagous … Wiktionary
sanguivorous — blood drinking Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
sanguivorous — adj. blood sucking, feeding on blood … English contemporary dictionary
sanguivorous — san·guiv·o·rous … English syllables
sanguivorous — One who drinks blood … Grandiloquent dictionary
sanguivorous — saŋˈgwiv(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: sangui + vorous : feeding on blood … Useful english dictionary
vampire bat — 1. any of several New World tropical bats of the genera Desmodus, Diphylla, and Diaemus, the size of a small mouse, feeding on small amounts of blood obtained from resting mammals and birds by means of a shallow cut made with specialized incisor… … Universalium
Vampire bat — For the 1933 movie, see The Vampire Bat. Vampire bats Common Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
