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Leeches are
segmented parasitic or
predatory worms that
comprise the
subclass Hirudinea within the
phylum Annelida. They are
closely related to the oligochaetes...
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freshwater leech in the
family Haemopidae. It is
commonly called the
horse-
leech, but that is due to the
similarity of its
appearance to the
leech Limnatis...
- עֲלוּקָה, romanized: ‘ăluqā) is a
feminine Hebrew word that
means "
horse-
leech", a type of
leech with many
teeth that
feeds on the
throats of animals. According...
- John
Leech (29
August 1817 – 29
October 1864) was a
British caricaturist and illustrator. He was best
known for his work for Punch, a
humorous magazine...
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medicinal leech, is one of
several species of
leeches used as
medicinal leeches.
Other species of
Hirudo sometimes also used as
medicinal leeches include...
- xi; 16; Deut., xiv, 15. See § Cuckoo.
Horse-
leech (Proverbs 30:15) — Both the
medicinal leech and the
horse-
leech are
frequently found in the streams,...
- A
leech collector,
leech gatherer, or
leech finder was a
person occupied with
procuring medicinal leeches,
which were in
growing demand in 19th-century...
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Horse leech close to the lake s****...
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McClelland (24
November 1922 – 24
March 2004),
known professionally as
Richard Leech, was an
Irish actor.
Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland...
- town's
taciturn blacksmith, Narl,
Rosie becomes a
talented and well-known
horse leech, more
inclined to wear
breeches and
whittle spindle ends than wear dresses...
