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HIRUDINIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hirudinidae mean?
• HIRUDINIDAE (noun)
The noun HIRUDINIDAE has 1 sense:
1. a family of Hirudinea
Familiarity information: HIRUDINIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of Hirudinea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae
Hypernyms ("Hirudinidae" is a kind of...):
worm family (a family of worms)
Meronyms (members of "Hirudinidae"):
genus Hirudo; Hirudo (type genus of the family Hirudinidae)
genus Haemopis; Haemopis (leeches)
Holonyms ("Hirudinidae" is a member of...):
class Hirudinea; Hirudinea (hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids)
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