Haemadipsa

Haemadipsa
Hae·ma·dip·sa .hē-mə-'dip-sə, .hem-ə- n a genus of small tropical land leeches of the order Gnathobdellida that are troublesome to humans and animals esp. because their bites result in prolonged bleeding

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Hae·ma·dip·sa (heґmə-dipґsə) [haema- + dipsia] the land leeches, a genus of the family Gnathobdellidae.

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