hematophagy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.dʒɪ/ (UK)
- /ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.ɡɪ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˌhi.məˈtɑf.ə.d͡ʒi/ (US)
Etymology
From hemato- + -phagy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
Most Lower brachyceran taxa also have nectarivorous or related fluid diets..., although a few basal clades have shifted to predominantly hematophagy; particularly the Spaniidae, Anthericidae, Xylophagidae, and certain lineages within the Tabanidae.
2005, Conrad C. Labandeira, “Fossil History and Evolutionary Ecology of Diptera and Their Associations with Plants”, in David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, editors, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 239:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haematophagy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hematophagia | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
hematophagous · hematophagic · hemovore
Synonyms
Translations (2)
pl hematofag (practice of feeding on blood) · cs hematofagie (practice of feeding on blood)