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haematophagous
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haematophagous US, hematophagous [ˌhiːməˈtɒfəgəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of certain animals) feeding on blood
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To the Editor: Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) are hematophagous insects.
Bedbugs and healthcare-associated dermatitis, France by Delaunay, Pascal; Blanc, Veronique; Dandine, Marc; Del Giudice, Pascal; Franc, Michel; Pomares-Estra / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The effect (eg, blood loss, anemia) of these hematophagous parasites might have contributed to the demise of at least one Eastern screech-owl nestling.
Wildl Dis.: Ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) and ... by Proudfoot, G.A.; Teel, P.D.; Mohr, R.M. / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Global population is on the rise, as are poverty and a deadly disfiguring disease--leishmaniasis--which affects humans and dogs and is transmitted by the bite of hematophagous sandflies (phlebotomies, owl midges).
A veterinarian's fight against leishmaniasis. (Two Million New Cases ... by Kathio, Inayat Ullah H. / UN Chronicle
 
 
 
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