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Sanguivorous

Sanguivorous \San*guiv"o*rous\, a. [L. sanguis blood + vorare to devour.] (Zo["o]l.) Subsisting upon blood; -- said of certain blood-sucking bats and other animals. See Vampire.

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sanguivorous

a. That feeds on blood; blood-sucking, hematophagous