Search Result for "hirudinea":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids;
[syn: Hirudinea, class Hirudinea]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hirudinea \Hir`u*din"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. hirudo, hirudinis, a leech.] (Zool.) An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also Hirudinei. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zool.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Ch[ae]topoda, including the Oligoch[ae]ta or earthworms and Polych[ae]ta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Ch[ae]topoda. [1913 Webster]
