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Hemovore vs Bloodsucker - What's the difference?

hemovore | bloodsucker |

As nouns the difference between hemovore and bloodsucker

is that hemovore is (biology) an organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, mosquitos, and vampire bats while bloodsucker is one who drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.

hemovore

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, mosquitos, and vampire bats.

    • Related terms

    * hematology * hematophagy * haematophagy * hematophagia * hemoglobin * hemotoxin

    Synonyms

    * plasmavore * vampire

    See also

    * carnivore * folivore * frugivore * herbivore * insectivore * omnivore

    bloodsucker

    English

    (wikipedia bloodsucker)

    Alternative forms

    * bloudsucker (obsolete) * bloud-sucker (obsolete) * blood-sucker

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
  • By extension, any parasite.
  • By extension, one who attempts to take as much from others as possible.
  • A vampire.