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FAMILY BRANCHIOBDELLIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
Synonyms:
Branchiobdellidae; family Branchiobdellidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Branchiobdellidae" is a kind of...):
worm family (a family of worms)
Meronyms (members of "family Branchiobdellidae"):
Branchiobdella; genus Branchiobdella (type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker)
Holonyms ("family Branchiobdellidae" is a member of...):
class Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta (earthworms)