SANGUINIVOROUS
San"gui*niv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis + vorare to devour.]
Defn: Subsisting on blood.
SANGUINOLENCY
San*guin"o*len*cy, n.
Defn: The state of being sanguinolent, or bloody.
SANGUINOLENT
San*guin"o*lent, a. Etym: [L. sanguinolentus, from sanguis blood: cf.
F. sanguinolent.]
Defn: Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; as, sanguinolent sputa.
SANGUISUGE San"gui*suge, n. Etym: [L. sanguisuga; sanguis blood + sugere to suck.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bloodsucker, or leech.
SANGUIVOROUS
San*guiv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis blood + vorare to devour.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Subsisting upon blood; — said of certain blood-sucking bats and other animals. See Vampire.