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Type genus of the family Hirudinidae
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hirudo
Word definitions for hirudo in dictionaries
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hirudo \Hi*ru"do\, n. [L., a leech.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech .
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Hirudo is a genus of leeches of the family Hirudinidae . It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. There are two well-accepted species within the genus: Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758 Hirudo nipponia Whitman, 1886 Three other species, previously synonymized ...