The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEECH which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Bloodsucking parasite crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEECH | 100 % | 5 |
Why may LEECH be the right solution?
The answer to "Bloodsucking parasite" is "LEECH" because leeches are small worms that attach themselves to animals or humans to feed on their blood.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bloodsucking parasite
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flea
- louse
- bloodsucker
- leech
- leeching
- tick
- tsetse
- sheep tick
- horsefly
- ticked
- bedbug
- big bedbug
Crossword Answer definitions
LEECH noun- An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
- A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
- To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
- To drain (resources) without giving back.
- A physician.
- (Heathenry) A healer.
- To treat, cure or heal.
- The vertical edge of a square sail.
- The aft edge of a triangular sail.
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