Hirudo

See also: hirudo

Translingual

Hirudo medicinalis

Etymology

From Latin hirūdō (“leech”)

Proper noun

Hirudo f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hirudinidae – principally one species of leech used for medical purposes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Clitellata - class; Hirudinea - subclass; Euhirudinea - infraclass; Arhynchobdellida - order; Hirudiniformes - suborder; Hirudinidae - family; Hirudinariinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Hirudo medicinalis - type species; for other species see Hirudo at National Center for Biotechnology Information.

See also

Hirundo

References

Leech on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hirudo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hirudo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hirudo at World Register of Marine Species
Hirudo on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Hirudo at Encyclopedia of Life
Hirudo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Hirudo at Animal Diversity Web

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