telmophagous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Feeding from a pool of blood caused by tissue laceration.

Word forms

telmophagous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέλμα (télma, “pond, puddle”) + -phagous.

Related words

telmophage telmophagy
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