genus hirudo

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   type genus of the family Hirudinidae

   SynonymsHirudo

   Broaderworm genus

   Part ofHirudinidae

Questions about genus hirudo

What does genus hirudo mean?

genus hirudo means "type genus of the family Hirudinidae".

What is another word for genus hirudo?

Close synonyms include Hirudo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus hirudo a common word?

genus hirudo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.