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hirudinean vs Hirudo medicinalis

Hirudo medicinalis vs hirudinean

hirudinean and Hirudo medicinalis both are nouns.

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

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