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GENUS HAEMOPIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Haemopis mean?
• GENUS HAEMOPIS (noun)
The noun GENUS HAEMOPIS has 1 sense:
1. leeches
Familiarity information: GENUS HAEMOPIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leeches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Haemopis; Haemopis
Hypernyms ("genus Haemopis" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Haemopis"):
horseleech (any of several large freshwater leeches)
Holonyms ("genus Haemopis" is a member of...):
family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae (a family of Hirudinea)
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