bloodfed

English

Alternative forms

• blood-fed

Etymology

From blood +‎ fed.

Adjective

bloodfed (not comparable)

1. That have been fed on a diet of blood.
   • 2015 August 16, Thais Marchi Goulart et al., “Techniques to improve the maintenance of a laboratory colony of Nyssomyia neivai (Diptera: Psychodidae)”, in Parasites & Vectors‎^[1], volume 8, →DOI:

     For the 150 mL containers, 5, 10 and 15 bloodfed females were placed to verify the carrying capacity.