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HIRUDO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hirudo mean?
• HIRUDO (noun)
The noun HIRUDO has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Hirudinidae
Familiarity information: HIRUDO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Hirudinidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hirudo; Hirudo
Hypernyms ("Hirudo" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "Hirudo"):
Hirudo medicinalis; medicinal leech (large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting)
Holonyms ("Hirudo" is a member of...):
family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae (a family of Hirudinea)
Context examples
Natural hirudin, a family of highly homologous isopolypeptides, is produced in trace amounts by the leech Hirudo medicinalis.
(Lepirudin, NCI Thesaurus)
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