hemovore

English

Alternative forms

• haemovore

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ -vore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: he‧mo‧vore

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

• vampire

Related terms

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

Translations

blood-drinking animal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 食血動物／食血动物 (shíxuě dòngwù)

• Finnish: verenimijä (fi)
• Japanese: 血食動物 (ちしょくどうぶつ, chishoku dōbutsu)
• Khmer: លោហិតាសី (lo het ta sei)
• Turkish: kanla beslenen

See also

• carnivore
• folivore
• frugivore
• herbivore
• insectivore
  • entomophagy
• omnivore