Haemopis

Haemopis
noun
leeches
Syn: ↑genus Haemopis
Hypernyms: ↑worm genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Hirudinidae, ↑family Hirudinidae
Member Meronyms: ↑horseleech

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\\hēˈmäpə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hem- + -opis
: a genus of large aquatic leeches (family Hirudinidae) that have few teeth or none and feed chiefly on small aquatic invertebrates

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