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hemovore

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  • noun An animal that ingests blood as the main part of its diet (such as leechs, mosquitos, and vampire bats).

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek αἷμα (aima, "blood") + Latin vorare ("to devour").

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  • * Totally clean Jenkins, A.M. HS Level Night Road Cole, a hemovore who feeds off of human blood, is asked to take another heme out for training, but,

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