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.

Hypernyms

• haematophagous

Coordinate terms

• telmophagous

Related terms

• solenophage
• solenophagy