HIRUDO

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Hirudinidae

Synonyms:

genus Hirudo; Hirudo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hirudo" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Hirudo"):

Hirudo medicinalis; medicinal leech (large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting)

Holonyms ("Hirudo" is a member of...):

family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae (a family of Hirudinea)