FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term hematophagy ID (Ontology) GO:0140106 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A feeding behavior that involves the ingestion of blood. Hematophagous animals have mouth parts and chemical agents for penetrating vascular structures in the skin of hosts. To overcome natural hemostasis, vasoconstriction, inflammation, and pain sensation in the host, hematophagous animals pre-inject chemical substances with anesthetic and/or anticoagulant properties.
Also Known As "feeding on blood of other organism" ; "injection of substance into other organism during feeding on blood of other organism" ; "taking of blood meal"
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  • "feeding on blood of other organism" EXACT
    "injection of substance into other organism during feeding on blood of other organism" EXACT
    "taking of blood meal" EXACT
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Wikipedia:Hematophagy