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Hirudo

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Hi`ru´do
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech.
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Noun1.Hirudo - type genus of the family HirudinidaeHirudo - type genus of the family Hirudinidae
genus Hirudo
worm genus - a genus of worms
family Hirudinidae, Hirudinidae - a family of Hirudinea
Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
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