English dictionary
horseleech
/'h/O/rs,l/i//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of several large freshwater leeches
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A large blood-sucking leech (<i>Hæmopsis vorax</i>), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.
Source: webster1913