Hirudo

n.

[L., a leech.]
(Zoöl.) A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech.

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(hĭ-rū'dō)
n.

A genus of leeches that includes the species most commonly used in medicine.

A genus of leeches in the class Hirudinea.

• H. medicinalis — up to 5 inches long and 1 inch diameter, this greenish leech may attach to animals. Used medicinally.

IN BRIEF: n. - Type genus of the family of hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: type genus of the family Hirudinidae
  Synonym: genus Hirudo

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