HIRUDA MEDICINALIS
\hɜːjˈuːdə mˌɛdɪsɪnˈɑːliz], \hɜːjˈuːdə mˌɛdɪsɪnˈɑːliz], \h_ɜː_j_ˈuː_d_ə m_ˌɛ_d_ɪ_s_ɪ_n_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
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The speckled leech; an aquatic species found throughout Europe, but especially in the northern parts. It has an olive-green back, with 6 dorsal stripes interrupted with black spots, and a belly yellowish green or spotted with black, and 86 teeth. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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