English dictionary



Hint: With the Firefox addon you can search this dictionary from the browsers search field.

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









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk