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HIRUDINEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
Synonyms:
class Hirudinea; Hirudinea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hirudinea" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Hirudinea"):
bloodsucker; hirudinean; leech (carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end)
family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae (a family of Hirudinea)
Holonyms ("Hirudinea" is a member of...):
Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)