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English noun: Hirudo medicinalis

1. Hirudo medicinalis (animal) large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting


Synonymsmedicinal leech


Broader (hypernym)bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech


Member meronymgenus Hirudo, Hirudo









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