he|ma|toph|a|gous

he|ma|toph|a|gous
he|ma|toph|a|gous «HEE muh TOF uh guhs, HEHM uh», adjective.
feeding on blood.
[< hemato- + Greek phageîn eat + English -ous]

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  • toph — au·toph·a·gous; ba·som·ma·toph·o·ra; blas·toph·a·ga; blas·toph·tho·ria; cap·i·toph·o·rus; chae·toph·o·ra; chae·toph·o·ra·ce·ae; chae·toph·o·ra·les; chae·toph·o·rous; char·toph·y·lax; chris·toph·a·ny; chro·ma·toph·o·ral; cis·toph·o·rus;… …   English syllables

  • harpactophagous — har·pac·toph·a·gous …   English syllables

  • hematophagous — he·ma·toph·a·gous …   English syllables

  • mycetophagous — my·ce·toph·a·gous …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • hematophagous — Subsisting on blood. [hemato + G. phago, to eat] * * * he·ma·toph·a·gous or chiefly Brit hae·ma·toph·a·gous .hē mə täf ə gəs adj feeding on blood <hematophagous insects> * * * he·ma·toph·a·gous (he″mə ) (hem″ə… …   Medical dictionary

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