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
• 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