(thing) by Cimmerian Fri Dec 24 2004 at 2:07:31
A lifeform (or unlifeform) that feeds on blood. Includes vampire bats, mosquitoes, and, of course, vampires. Comes from the Greek "haemo-", meaning "blood", and "phagein", meaning "to eat".

The Latin equivalent would be sanguivore.

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