simiophagic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

simio- +‎ -phagic

Adjective[edit]

simiophagic (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on (the blood of) monkeys
    • 2021 January 25, Meizhi Irene Li, Diyar Mailepessov, Indra Vythilingam, Vernon Lee, Patrick Lam, Lee Ching Ng, Cheong Huat Tan, “Prevalence of simian malaria parasites in macaques of Singapore”, in Neglected Tropical Diseases‎[1], →DOI:
      “Deforestation has resulted in the migration of macaques to the forest fringes, alongside with the simiophagic mosquito vectors.”
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