Hirudo medicinalis

Hirudo medicinalis
Bloodsucker Blood"suck`er, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech ({Hirudo medicinalis}), and related species. [1913 Webster]

2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner. [1913 Webster]


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