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What (who) is Hirudinea$35317$ - definition
leech
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![Haemadipsa zeylanica]]'', a terrestrial leech](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica.jpg?width=200 "Haemadipsa zeylanica]]'', a terrestrial leech")
![Leech anatomy in cross-section: the body is solid, the [[coelom]] (body cavity) reduced to channels, with circular, longitudinal, and transverse muscles making the animal strong and flexible.<ref name=Ruppert474/>](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leech anatomy in cross-section.svg?width=200 "Leech anatomy in cross-section: the body is solid, the [[coelom]] (body cavity) reduced to channels, with circular, longitudinal, and transverse muscles making the animal strong and flexible.<ref name=Ruppert474/>")
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![Fossil of a possible leech from the [[Waukesha Biota]], in the [[Silurian]] of [[Wisconsin]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Probable leech from the Waukesha Biota.jpg?width=200 "Fossil of a possible leech from the [[Waukesha Biota]], in the [[Silurian]] of [[Wisconsin]]")
![move by looping]] using their front and back suckers.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leech looping locomotion.jpg?width=200 "move by looping]] using their front and back suckers.")
!["Leech finders" from ''[[The Costume of Yorkshire]]'' by George Walker, 1814, engraved by [[Robert Havell]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leech Finders Costume of Yorkshire 1814.jpg ?width=200 "\"Leech finders\" from ''[[The Costume of Yorkshire]]'' by George Walker, 1814, engraved by [[Robert Havell]]")
SUBCLASS OF WORMS
Leeches; Hirudinea; Carnivorous Leech; Bdellatomy; Carnivorous leech; Hirudiniasis; Leech bite; External hirudiniasis; Leech infestation; Hirudena; Hirudinida
leech1
¦ noun
1. a parasitic or predatory annelid worm with suckers at both ends, examples of which were formerly used in medicine for bloodletting. [Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech) and other species, class Hirudinea.]
2. a person who extorts profit from or lives off others.
¦ verb (leech on/off) habitually exploit or rely on.
Phrases
like a leech very closely or persistently.
Origin
OE lce, ly?ce.
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leech2
¦ noun archaic a doctor or healer.
Derivatives
leechcraft noun
Origin
OE lce, of Gmc origin.
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leech3
¦ noun Sailing the after or leeward edge of a fore-and-aft sail, the leeward edge of a spinnaker, or a vertical edge of a square sail.
Origin
C15: prob. of Scand. origin and related to Swed. lik and Dan. lig.
leech
SUBCLASS OF WORMS
Leeches; Hirudinea; Carnivorous Leech; Bdellatomy; Carnivorous leech; Hirudiniasis; Leech bite; External hirudiniasis; Leech infestation; Hirudena; Hirudinida
<networking> Someone who downloads files but provides
nothing for others to download. The term is common on
BitTorrent, which relies on having multiple sources for
files to improve download speed.
(2007-03-27)
leech
SUBCLASS OF WORMS
Leeches; Hirudinea; Carnivorous Leech; Bdellatomy; Carnivorous leech; Hirudiniasis; Leech bite; External hirudiniasis; Leech infestation; Hirudena; Hirudinida
n. to apply leeches to
