hemovore

he·mo·vore
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/ˈhiːməvɔː(ɹ)/

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.

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vampire
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Meanings

nounhemovore (plural hemovores)

plural hemovores · alternative haemovore

  1. biologyAn 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.

    Synonyms: vampire

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
vampire
Also see
bloodfeedervampire

Origin

From hemo- + -vore.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 食血動物 /食血动物
  • 食血動物 /食血动物 (shíxuě dòngwù)blood-drinking animal
Finnish verenimijä
  • verenimijäblood-drinking animal
Japanese 血食動物
  • 血食動物 (chishoku dōbutsu)blood-drinking animal
Polish krwiożerca
  • krwiożercablood-drinking animal
Turkish kanla beslenen
  • kanla beslenenblood-drinking animal
Cite this entry
APA

hemovore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemovore

MLA

“hemovore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemovore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemovore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemovore.

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