sanguessuga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sanguisūga, literally, "bloodsucker", from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“suck”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ̃.ɡɨ.ˈsu.ɣɐ/
  • Hyphenation: san‧gues‧su‧ga

Noun

sanguessuga f or m (nonstandard) (plural sanguessugas)

  1. leech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea)
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