单词 | medicinal leech |
释义 | medicinal leechnouna bloodsucking leech, Hirudo medicinalis, of Europe, introduced into the northeastern United States, usually green with brown stripes, up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) long: once used by physicians to bleed patients. Origin of medicinal leechFirst recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby medicinal leechMedici, medicide, Medici, Lorenzo de, medicinable, medicinal, medicinal leech, medicine, medicine ball, Medicine Bow Range, Medicine Bow River, medicine bundle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for medicinal leechmedicinal leech nouna large European freshwater leech, Hirudo medicinalis, formerly used in medical bloodletting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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