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HIRUDINEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hirudinea mean? 

HIRUDINEA (noun)
  The noun HIRUDINEA has 1 sense:

1. hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelidsplay

  Familiarity information: HIRUDINEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIRUDINEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

class Hirudinea; Hirudinea

Hypernyms ("Hirudinea" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Hirudinea"):

bloodsucker; hirudinean; leech (carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end)

family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae (a family of Hirudinea)

Holonyms ("Hirudinea" is a member of...):

Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)


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