Word

leech, n.
(leeches)
freq. cnt. 1

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bloodsucker hirudinean leech

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derivationally related form

leech

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hypernym

annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm

member holonym

Hirudinea, class Hirudinea

hyponym

medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis horseleech

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
<noun.person>

leech parasite sponge sponger

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derivationally related form

parasitical parasitic

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derivationally related form

sponge

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derivationally related form

sponge

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hypernym

follower