Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Hirudinea — noun hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids • Syn: ↑class Hirudinea • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Annelida, ↑phylum Annelida • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hirudinea — The leeches, a class of worms (phylum Annelida) with flat, segmented bodies, a sucker at the posterior end, and often a smaller sucker at the anterior end; they are predatory on invertebrate tissues, or feed on blood and tissue exudates of… … Medical dictionary
Hirudinea — /hir oo din ee euh/, n. the class comprising the leeches. [ < NL; see HIRUDINEAN] * * * … Universalium
Hirudinea — n. class of red blooded worms which includes leeches (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
Hirudinea — /hɪrəˈdɪniə/ (say hiruh dineeuh) plural noun a class of the phylum Annelida comprising the leeches. {New Latin, from Latin hirūdo leech} …
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
hirudinean — noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • Syn: ↑leech, ↑bloodsucker • Derivationally related forms: ↑leech (for: ↑leech) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
leech — 1. A bloodsucking aquatic annelid worm (genus Hirudo, class Hirudinea) sometimes used in medicine for local withdrawal of blood.For various l. species, see Hirudo. 2. To treat … Medical dictionary
Annelida — noun segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches • Syn: ↑phylum Annelida • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
phylum Annelida — noun segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches • Syn: ↑Annelida • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
