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sanguivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
san-guiv-o-rous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on blood; bloodsucking, hematophagous

Etymology

From sangui- + -vorous.

Inflected Forms

more sanguivorous (comparative) most sanguivorous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

sanguine sanguivore sanguivory

Rhymes With

carnivorous omnivorous herbivorous insectivorous piscivorous frugivorous sanguinivorous oryzivorous graminivorous granivorous aurivorous baccivorous

Questions

What does sanguivorous mean?
That feeds on blood; bloodsucking, hematophagous
Where does sanguivorous come from?
From sangui- + -vorous.

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