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hirudinean

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hir⋅u⋅din⋅e⋅an

  [hir-oo-din-ee-uhn]
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–noun
1. any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, comprising the leeches.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the Hirudinea.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL Hirudine(a) (L hirūdin- (s. of hirūdō) leech + -ea, neut. pl. 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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