hematobium

noun

he·​ma·​to·​bi·​um

ˌhēməˈtōbēəm,

ˌhem-

plural hematobia

-bēə

: an organism living in blood

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hemat- + -bium (from Greek bios mode of life)

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