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    GENUS HIRUDO

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Hirudinidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Hirudo; Hirudo

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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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