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bloodsucker vs medicinal leech

medicinal leech vs bloodsucker

bloodsucker and medicinal leech both are nouns.

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

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