hematophagy

/ˌhi.məˈtɑf.ə.d͡ʒi/

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"Most Lower brachyceran taxa also have nectarivorous or related fluid diets..., although a few basal clades have shifted to predominantly hematophagy; particularly the Spaniidae, Anthericidae, Xylophagidae, and certain lineages within the Tabanidae."

From hemato- + -phagy.

hematophagia (alternative) haematophagy (alternative)

kleptohematophagy

hematophagic hematophagous hemovore

hematophagia

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How do you pronounce hematophagy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhi.məˈtɑf.ə.d͡ʒi/.

What does hematophagy mean?

The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.

Where does hematophagy come from?

From hemato- + -phagy.

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