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What (who) is LEECHES - definition
WIKIMEDIA LIST ARTICLE
List of leeches recorded in The Czech Republic; List of leeches recorded in the Czech Republic
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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
<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
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
n. to apply leeches to
Wikipedia
List of leeches of the Czech Republic
There are 20 species of leeches living in the wild in the Czech Republic.
19 species were recorded in Moravia.
Examples of use of LEECHES
1. "These aren‘t just swamp leeches though – we are talking about highly trained medical leeches.
2. "I ate the leeches raw, straight out of the dam," he said.
3. As my toes sank into the mud, only one thing dispelled thoughts of quicksand and anacondas: one of our group asking, "Did someone say leeches?" Luckily for us, leeches don‘t like the salt water of high tide.
4. It creates stress on the ecological system." For instance, researchers believe that rapidly changing water levels are behind the recent onslaught of leeches: The fluctuations have caused the water‘s quality to deteriorate, which in turn has led to a decline in the population of snails that eat the leeches‘ eggs, so more leeches are being born.
5. He had a different word – "leeches" – for those that did the same with the Mac operating system.