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Hirudo
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hirudo
Translingual
right|thumb|Hirudo medicinalis species
Etymology
From mul la hirūdō leech.
Proper noun
Hirudo 1 f
genus family Hirudinidae principally one species of leech used for medical purposes
Hypernyms
genus ; Clitellata class class; Hirudinea subclass subclass; Euhirudinea infraclass infraclass; Arhynchobdellida order order; Hirudiniformes suborder suborder; Hirudinidae family family; Hirudinariinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Hirudo medicinalis species type species; for other species see 6420.
See also
Hirundo genus
References
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