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hematophagous

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hematophagous
[hem′ətof′əgəs]
1 pertaining to the feeding on blood by insects or other parasites.
2 pertaining to the destruction of erythrocytes by phagocytes.

hematophagous [he″mah-tof´ah-gus]
subsisting on blood.

hematophagous
subsisting on blood, e.g. hematophagous flies.


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