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Meaning of solenophagous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Feeding directly on blood from blood vessels.

not-comparable

Examples

These results indicate reduviids, and possibly other fast-feeding solenophagous arthropods like sandflies, provoke a weak immune response initially, but macroscopic reactions develop quickly once appropriate sensitization occurs as a result of chronic exposure.”
Mosquitoes, fleas, lice, and bloodsucking bugs, whose mouthparts are long and well adapted to localize blood vessels and suck directly from them or from pools formed by their rupture, are called solenophagous.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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