hirudinidae (Meaning)
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hirudinidae (n)
a family of Hirudinea
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a family of Hirudinea
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Hirudinidae is a family of blood-sucking leeches.
Members of the Hirudinidae family have a characteristically flat, elongated body.
The saliva of Hirudinidae leeches contains hirudin, an anticoagulant that keeps blood flowing during feeding.
Hirudinidae leeches have been used in traditional medicine for centuries to treat a variety of ailments.
