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Medicinal leech   /mədˈɪsənəl litʃ/   Listen
Medicinal leech

noun
1.
Large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting.  Synonym: Hirudo medicinalis.





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Words linked to "Medicinal leech" :   bloodsucker, genus Hirudo, hirudinean, Hirudo, Hirudo medicinalis, leech


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