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Hirudinidae

noun

a family of Hirudinea

• Syn: ↑family Hirudinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑worm family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hirudinea, ↑class Hirudinea

• Member Meronyms: ↑Hirudo, ↑genus Hirudo, ↑Haemopis, ↑genus Haemopis

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\\ˌhir(y)əˈdinəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hirudin-, Hirudo, type genus + -idae

: a family of aquatic leeches that have 5-ringed segments, 5 pairs of eyes, and usually 3-toothed jaws and that include the common medicinal leech

Useful english dictionary. 2012.