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A large blood-sucking leech (Haemopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.

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  1. n. A large blood-sucking leech (Haemopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.
  2. n. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.
  3. 1. (Zoöl.) A large blood-sucking leech (Hæmopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses. 2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.
  4. A large blood-sucking leech (Hæmopsis vorax), of Europe andNorthern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.