| leeches | Annelids of the class hirudinea, especially hirudo medicinalis. Some species, the bloodsuckers, may become temporarily parasitic upon animals, including man. Leeches were formerly used extensively for drawing blood. (12 Dec 1998) |
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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. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeches
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A bloodsucking worm used to drain blood from a wound
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an aquatic macroinvertebrate of the phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea; aquatic worms that do not have legs; tolerant of pollution.
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