hématophage
French, adjective/e.ma.tɔ.faʒ/
hématophage is a French adjective meaning “hematophagous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se nourrit de sang”.
What does hématophage mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hematophagous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se nourrit de sang.
noun: 1. Personne qui se nourrit de sang.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hématophage
- hématophages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hématophage?
- /e.ma.tɔ.faʒ/
- \e.ma.to.faʒ\
- [e.ma.tɔ.faʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hématophage in French?
hématophage appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).