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hemovore

/ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-mo-vore
IPA
/ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From hemo- + -vore.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hemovores (plural) haemovore (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

haematophagy hematology hematophagia hematophagy hemoglobin hemotoxin carnivore folivore

Synonyms

vampire

Questions

How do you pronounce hemovore?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/.
What does hemovore mean?
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.
Where does hemovore come from?
From hemo- + -vore.

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