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hirudinean

DEFINITIONS OF: hirudinean

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n carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

Synonyms:
bloodsucker, leech
Types:
Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech
large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
horseleech
any of several large freshwater leeches
Type of:
annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm
worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
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