Sanguiverous (adj)
san-gwiv-er-us
feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
Sanguivorous was first recorded in 1835–45 and is a combination of the Latin root sangui-, meaning “blood,” and -vorous, meaning “eating or gaining sustenance from.”
Example sentences
“It’s almost Halloween so it’s time for all sorts of beasties, flesheaters, and sanguiverous beasts”
