hemovore

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hemo- +‎ -vore

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  • Hyphenation: he‧mo‧vore

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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.

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