HyperDic: medicinal_leech

English > 1 sense of the expression medicinal leech:
NOUNanimalmedicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalislarge European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
English > medicinal leech: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting.
SynonymHirudo medicinalis
Member ofHirudo, genus Hirudotype genus of the family Hirudinidae
Broaderleech, bloodsucker, hirudineancarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial / terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Spanishsanguijuela
Catalansangonera

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