hematophagous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hematophagous
Example Sentences
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That's noteworthy because, among modern-day mosquitoes, only females are hematophagous, meaning that they use piercing mouthparts to feed on the blood of people and other animals.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
It also suggests that the evolution of hematophagy was more complicated than had been suspected, with hematophagous males in the distant past.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
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