English noun: hirudinean | |||
1. | hirudinean (animal) carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | ||
Synonyms | bloodsucker, leech | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Hirudo medicinalis, horseleech, medicinal leech | ||
Member meronym | class Hirudinea, Hirudinea | ||