"water-leech" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: water-leeches [plural], waterleech [alternative], water leech [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English waterleche, water leche, equivalent to water + leech. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waterleche}} Middle English waterleche, {{af|en|water|leech}} water + leech Head templates: {{en-noun}} water-leech (plural water-leeches)
  1. An leech that inhabits fresh water; an aquatic leech. Categories (lifeform): Annelids
    Sense id: en-water-leech-en-noun-8ilYzem0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "land-leech"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "waterleche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English waterleche",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "water",
        "3": "leech"
      },
      "expansion": "water + leech",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English waterleche, water leche, equivalent to water + leech.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "water-leeches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waterleech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "water leech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "water-leech (plural water-leeches)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Annelids",
          "orig": "en:Annelids",
          "parents": [
            "Worms",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An leech that inhabits fresh water; an aquatic leech."
      ],
      "id": "en-water-leech-en-noun-8ilYzem0",
      "links": [
        [
          "leech",
          "leech"
        ],
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ],
        [
          "fresh water",
          "fresh water"
        ],
        [
          "aquatic",
          "aquatic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "water-leech"
}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "land-leech"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "waterleche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English waterleche",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "water",
        "3": "leech"
      },
      "expansion": "water + leech",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English waterleche, water leche, equivalent to water + leech.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "water-leeches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waterleech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "water leech",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "water-leech (plural water-leeches)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Annelids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An leech that inhabits fresh water; an aquatic leech."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leech",
          "leech"
        ],
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ],
        [
          "fresh water",
          "fresh water"
        ],
        [
          "aquatic",
          "aquatic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "water-leech"
}

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