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Hirudo medicinalis vs bloodsucker

bloodsucker vs Hirudo medicinalis

Hirudo medicinalis and bloodsucker both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Hirudo medicinalis Yes No No No
bloodsucker Yes No No No
As nouns, bloodsucker is a hypernym of Hirudo medicinalis; that is, bloodsucker is a word with a broader meaning than Hirudo medicinalis:
  • Hirudo medicinalis: large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
  • bloodsucker: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Other hypernyms of Hirudo medicinalis include hirudinean, leech.
Hirudo medicinalis (noun) bloodsucker (noun)
large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Difference between Hirudo medicinalis and bloodsucker

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