bloodsucking
Collocations
2ADJ.
most
BLOODSUCKING + NOUN
ectoparasites, human
Definitions
adj
That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
Bedbugs win neither praise for their sophisticated technique, nor very much respect for the fact that they don’t carry diseases, as most bloodsucking human ectoparasites do.
parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
noun
Parasitic, leechlike behavior.
Economic blood-sucking of the Indian peoples, who are forced to pay immense sums of money to sustain rich Indian Civil Servants
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of plants or persons
- parasitic
- parasitical
- leechlike
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2Bedbugs win neither praise for their sophisticated technique, nor very much respect for the fact that they don’t carry diseases, as most bloodsucking human ectoparasites do.
WiktionaryEconomic blood-sucking of the Indian peoples, who are forced to pay immense sums of money to sustain rich Indian Civil Servants
Wiktionary