bloodsucking
/ˈblʌdˌsʌkɪŋ/
noun
- The act of feeding on blood.
- Bloodsucking can spread diseases from one host to another.
- The documentary showed the bloodsucking behavior of vampire finches.
- Bloodsucking is how mosquitoes get the nutrients they need to lay eggs.
adjective
- Feeding on blood (used of animals).
- The vampire bat is a rare bloodsucking mammal.
- Bloodsucking leeches were once used in medicine to treat certain illnesses.
- Bloodsucking insects like ticks can transmit Lyme disease.
- Taking advantage of others in a cruel or unfair way.
- The bloodsucking loan shark charged outrageous interest rates.
- He quit his job because he couldn't stand the bloodsucking corporate culture.
- The story is about a bloodsucking tyrant who drained the kingdom's wealth.
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