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Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.

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  1. n. Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.
  2. n. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.
  3. n. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
  4. n. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
  5. 1. (Zoöl.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species. 2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] Shak. 3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
  6. Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudomedicinalis), and related species.
  7. n:100 n carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end