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HIRUDINIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of Hirudinea

Synonyms:

family Hirudinidae; Hirudinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hirudinidae" is a kind of...):

worm family (a family of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Hirudinidae"):

genus Hirudo; Hirudo (type genus of the family Hirudinidae)

genus Haemopis; Haemopis (leeches)

Holonyms ("Hirudinidae" is a member of...):

class Hirudinea; Hirudinea (hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids)

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