simiophagic

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adjective

That feeds on (the blood of) monkeys.

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Meanings

adjectivesimiophagic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat feeds on (the blood of) monkeys.

    “Deforestation has resulted in the migration of macaques to the forest fringes, alongside with the simiophagic mosquito vectors.”

    2021 January 25, Meizhi Irene Li, Diyar Mailepessov, Indra Vythilingam, Vernon Lee, Patrick Lam, Lee Ching Ng, Cheong Huat Tan, “Prevalence of simian malaria parasites in macaques of Singapore”, in Neglected Tropical Diseases, →DOI

Origin

From simio- + -phagic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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