sanguinivorous Synonyms
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sanguinivorous Meaning
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sanguinivorous (a.)
Subsisting on blood.
sanguinivorous Sentence Examples
- Vampires are sanguinivorous creatures that consume the blood of living beings.
- The sanguinivorous leech attaches itself to the skin and draws blood from its host.
- Sanguinivorous bats feed on the blood of animals, including livestock and humans.
- The sanguinivorous mosquito is a vector for several diseases, including malaria and yellow fever.
- The vampire bat is a highly specialized sanguinivorous mammal that has adapted to feeding on the blood of large animals.
- Some species of vampire moths are sanguinivorous and feed on the tears of sleeping birds.
- The sanguinivorous bed bug is a parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- The sanguinivorous nematode is a parasitic worm that lives in the bloodstream of its host and feeds on its blood cells.
- Sanguinivorous animals have a variety of adaptations that allow them to penetrate the skin and extract blood from their hosts.
- The study of sanguinivory is known as hematophagy.
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Subsisting on blood.
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Vampires are sanguinivorous creatures that consume the blood of living beings.
The sanguinivorous leech attaches itself to the skin and draws blood from its host.
Sanguinivorous bats feed on the blood of animals, including livestock and humans.
The sanguinivorous mosquito is a vector for several diseases, including malaria and yellow fever.
