sanguigenous

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adjective

Producing blood, or conducive to creation of blood.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivesanguigenous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableProducing blood, or conducive to creation of blood.

Origin

  1. Latinsanguis“blood”
  2. Englishsanguigenous

From sangui- + -genous, from Latin sanguis (“blood”).

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APA

sanguigenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguigenous

MLA

“sanguigenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguigenous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanguigenous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguigenous.

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