English > hirudinean: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial / terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end. |
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| Synonyms | leech, bloodsucker |
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| Member of | Hirudinea, class Hirudinea | hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial / terrestrial or parasitic annelids |
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| Narrower | horseleech | Any of several large freshwater leeches |
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| medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis | large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting |
| Broader | annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm | worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally |
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| Spanish | hirudinea, hirudinean, hirudíneo, sanguijuela |
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| Catalan | hirudinean, hirudini, sangonera |
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