FAMILY HIRUDINIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A family of Hirudinea

Synonyms:

family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Hirudinidae" is a kind of...):

worm family (a family of worms)

Meronyms (members of "family Hirudinidae"):

genus Hirudo; Hirudo (type genus of the family Hirudinidae)

genus Haemopis; Haemopis (leeches)

Holonyms ("family Hirudinidae" is a member of...):

class Hirudinea; Hirudinea (hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids)