or chiefly Brit  hae*mo*par*a*site  n :  an animal parasite (as a hemoflagellate or a filarial worm) living in the blood of a vertebrate he*mo*par*a*sit*ic or chiefly Brit  hae*mo*par*a*sit*ic  adj 
 
 
 
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