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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. animal behavior
  4. feeding behavior
  5. hematophagy
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal behavior
  5. feeding behavior
  6. hematophagy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal behavior
  5. feeding behavior
  6. hematophagy
  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. nutritional behavior
  4. feeding behavior
  5. hematophagy

Preferred term

hematophagy

Type

  • Topic

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • blood meals (feeding)
  • blood sucking
  • haematophagia
  • haematophagy
  • hematophagia

Scope note

  • Use for the blood meals of hematophagous organisms; for the dried, ground animal blood that is made into meal USE blood meal.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18137

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