leech - Meaning in Sanskrit

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leech - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of leech in English

leech noun

1. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

   Synonyms

   bloodsucker, hirudinean

   जलजन्तुका, जलजीवनी, जलपटात्मिका, जलवासिनी, जलसर्पिणी, जलसूचिः, जलाका, जलाटनी, जलायुका, जलालुका, जलालोका, जलासुका, जलिका, जलूका, जलोरगी, जलौकसः, जलौकसम्, जलौकसा, जलौकसी, जलौका, तीक्ष्णा, रक्तपा, रक्तपाता, रक्तपायिनी, रक्तसन्दशिका, वमनी, वेणी, वेधिनी

2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

   Synonyms

   parasite, sponge, sponger

leech verb

1. draw blood

   Synonyms

   bleed, phlebotomise, phlebotomize

   Example

   • "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

Description

Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented bodies that can lengthen and contract. Both groups are hermaphrodites and have a clitellum, but leeches typically differ from the oligochaetes in having suckers at both ends and in having ring markings that do not correspond with their internal segmentation. The body is muscular and relatively solid, and the coelom, the spacious body cavity found in other annelids, is reduced to small channels.

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