"water-leech" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water-leeches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English waterleche, water leche, equivalent to water + leech. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waterleche}} Middle English waterleche, {{m|enm|water leche}} water leche, {{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 Synonyms: waterleech, water leech

Inflected forms

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