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noun
1.
any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, comprising the leeches.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Hirudinea.
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Hirudinean
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| given to using long words. |
Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin Hirudine(a) (Latin hirūdin- (stem of hirūdō) leech + -ea, neuter plural of -eus adj. suffix) + -an
1825–35; < Neo-Latin Hirudine(a) (Latin hirūdin- (stem of hirūdō) leech + -ea, neuter plural of -eus adj. suffix) + -an
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| hirudinean | |
noun | |
| carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end [syn: leech] |
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