solenophagous

English

Etymology

From soleno- (“duct”) +‎ -phagous.

Adjective

solenophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding directly on blood from blood vessels.
    • 1984, SJ Brown, JH Rosalsky, “Blood leukocyte response in hosts parasitized by the hematophagous arthropods Triatoma protracta and Lutzomyia longipalpis”, in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene:
      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.
    • 2016, Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Arthropod Borne Diseases, page 49:
      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.

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