Dictionary
leech
Meaning
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- An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
- A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/liːt͡ʃ/
Cognate with Dutch
laak
Cognate with Polish
lekarz
Cognate with Western Frisian
lyk
Cognate with Dutch
lijk
Cognate with Latin
ligō
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