hematófago
Portuguese, adjective/e.maˈtɔ.fa.ɡu/
hematófago is spelled H-E-M-A-T-Ó-F-A-G-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese, the 181,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hematófago is a Portuguese adjective meaning “haematophagous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se alimenta de sangue”.
What does hematófago mean in English?
adjective
- 1
haematophagous
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se alimenta de sangue
noun: 1. aquele que se alimenta de sangue
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hematófago
- hematófaga feminine
- hematófagos masculine plural
- hematófagas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hematófago?
- Brazil /e.maˈtɔ.fa.ɡu/
- Portugal /e.mɐˈtɔ.fɐ.ɡu/
- Portugal [e.mɐˈtɔ.fɐ.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hematófago in Portuguese?
hematófago appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).