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GENUS HIRUDO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Hirudinidae
Synonyms:
genus Hirudo; Hirudo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Hirudo" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hirudo"):
Hirudo medicinalis; medicinal leech (large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting)
Holonyms ("genus Hirudo" is a member of...):
family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae (a family of Hirudinea)
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