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carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage bleed: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
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The leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater, terrestrial and marine leeches. Like their near relatives, the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Many species of leech are haemophagic parasites, living on occasional meals of blood obtained by attaching themselves to fish, amphibians (frogs etc.), and mammals. The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, which is native to Europe, has been used for clinical bloodletting for thousands of years. ...
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The leeches are annelids comprising the subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater, terrestrial and marine leeches. Like their near relatives, the Oligochaeta, they share the presence of a clitellum. Many species of leech are haemophagic parasites, living on occasional meals of blood obtained by attaching themselves to fish, amphibians (frogs etc.), and mammals. The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, which is native to Europe, has been used for clinical bloodletting for thousands of years. ...
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A sail is a surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind; basically it is a vertically oriented wing. Depending on the incident angle of the wind on the surface of the sail, one side of the sail will have a higher air pressure than the other one according to Bernoulli's principle. The difference in pressure will generate lift, causing the sail to be pulled towards the side of lower pressure. ...
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Leech is a minor character in Marvel Comics' X-Men superhero mythos. He is a young mutant with green skin who possesses the abilty to negate other mutants' superhuman abilities. He was raised by Callisto's Morlocks, but after the Morlocks were slaughtered by Mister Sinister's Marauders in the "Mutant Massacre" crossover, he became the ward of X-Factor. ...
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