Hirudo

See also: hirudo

Translingual

Hirudo medicinalis

Etymology

From Latin hirūdō (“leech”).

Proper noun

Hirudo f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hirudinidae – principally one species of leech used for medical purposes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Annelida – phylum; Clitellata – class; Hirudinea – subclass; Euhirudinea – infraclass; Arhynchobdellida – order; Hirudiniformes – suborder; Hirudinidae – family; Hirudinariinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hirudo medicinalis – type species; for other species see Hirudo at National Center for Biotechnology Information.

See also

• Hirundo

References

• Leech on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hirudo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hirudo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hirudo at World Register of Marine Species
• Hirudo at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Hirudo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Hirudo at Animal Diversity Web