Hemolymphagy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    feeding on hemolymph uncountable

    "There are a few reports that suggest that insect-insect parasite transmission can occur through hemolymphagy, when one insect takes hemolymph from a conspecific [21 ] or during a simultaneous blood feeding [22 ], although the relevance of these alternative transmission routes in parasite circulation has not been established."

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"There are a few reports that suggest that insect-insect parasite transmission can occur through hemolymphagy, when one insect takes hemolymph from a conspecific [21 ] or during a simultaneous blood feeding [22 ], although the relevance of these alternative transmission routes in parasite circulation has not been established."

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