Sanguisuga

Sanguisuga

See also: sanguisuga

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin sanguisuga

Proper noun

Sanguisuga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hirudinidae – leeches, now Hirudo.

References

• Sanguisuga in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Hirudo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hirudo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hirudo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons