3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hirudinea \Hir`u*din"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. hirudo, hirudinis, a leech.] (Zool.) An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also {Hirudinei}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zool.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[ae]topoda}, including the {Oligoch[ae]ta} or earthworms and {Polych[ae]ta} or marine worms; and the {Hirudinea} or leeches. See {Ch[ae]topoda}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Hirudinea n : hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids [syn: {class Hirudinea}]
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