hematophagy

/ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.dʒɪ/

Etymology

From hemato- + -phagy.

hematophagy means the practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

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.”