What does hematophagy mean?
Hematophagy means The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood..
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/ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.dʒɪ/ · noun
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.
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Hematophagy means The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood..
Common synonyms include hematophagia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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