hirudinean


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hirudinean

(ˌhɪruːˈdɪnɪən)
n
(Animals) obsolete any worm or leech belonging to the Hirudinidae family of annelids
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Noun1.hirudinean - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each endhirudinean - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
bloodsucker, leech
annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
class Hirudinea, Hirudinea - hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
horseleech - any of several large freshwater leeches
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