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Meaning of bloodsucking | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈblʌdˌsʌkɪŋ

Definitions

  1. That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
    not-comparable
  2. parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
    broadly, not-comparable

Equivalents

Ελληνικά αιμοβόρικος αιμοβόρος
Latina haematobius
Polski krwiożerczy
Svenska blodsugande

Examples

“Bedbugs win⟳ neither praise⟳ for their sophisticated technique, nor very much respect⟳ for the fact that they don’t carry⟳ diseases, as most bloodsucking human ectoparasites do.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

bloodthirstier bloodthirstiest bloodthirsty bloody bloody-handed bloody-minded

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