verenimijä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bloodsucker noun A creature, such as a leech or mosquito, that feeds by sucking blood.
- hemovore noun An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, fleas, ticks, mosquitos, vampire bats, and the vampire ground finch.
- leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
- shark noun A large predatory fish with a skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone, known for its rows of sharp teeth.
Senses
verenimijä is used for these senses in English:
- hemovore (biology) An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, fleas, ticks, mosquitos, vampire bats, and the vampire ground finch.
- leech (figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
- shark Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
bloodsucker — full definition
- noun A creature, such as a leech or mosquito, that feeds by sucking blood.
- noun (informal) A person who exploits or drains others for personal gain.