(ˌsæŋˈɡwɪvərəs) or sanguinivorous (ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɪvərəs)
adjective
consuming blood
sanguivorous in American English
(sæŋˈɡwɪvərəs)
adjective
feeding on blood, as a bat or insect
Word origin
[1835–45; sangui- + -vorous]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: catch-up, cutaway, daisy chain, hybridize, placement-vorous is a combining form meaning “eating, gaining sustenance from” that specified by theinitial element. Other words that use the affix -vorous include: apivorous, graminivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, panivorous