leeches in English

noun
1
an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends. Many species are bloodsucking parasites, especially of vertebrates, and others are predators.
The rhynchobdellids are strictly aquatic leeches that have small, porelike mouths in the oral sucker.
2
a person who extorts profit from or sponges on others.
they are leeches feeding off the hardworking majority
verb
1
habitually exploit or rely on.
he's leeching off the kindness of others

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "leeches" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "leeches", or refer to the context using the word "leeches" in the English Dictionary.

1. Leeches.

2. They cling like leeches.

3. You know, they hang on me like leeches.

4. Annelids are segmented worms such as earthworms and leeches

5. Annelids are segmented worms such as earthworms and leeches

6. The Annelids include earthworms, polychaete worms, and leeches

7. This trek also marked our first encounter with leeches.

8. They clammed up like leeches when anything about Therese came up.

9. Moths , some butterflies, earthworms , and leeches make Cocoons

10. Earthworms, leeches and lugworms are examples of Annelids

11. Broussais was the first physician to use leeches as a cure-all.

12. Leech infestation I have a problem with leeches in my pond.

13. Leeches invade the private parts of these two Naked and Afraid survivalists in Malaysia

14. Annuli are commonly found in segmented animals such as earthworms and leeches

15. Annelida: [ ah-nel´ĭ-dah ] a phylum of metazoan invertebrates, the segmented worms, including leeches.

16. Annelid Resources: Another can of Worms: Phylum Annelida, polychaetes, oligochaetes, leeches, vent worms, etc

17. Among all of the official print and biohazard warnings, were the words " Live Animals: Leeches. "

18. Annelids are a species of worm that includes various other worms including leeches etc

19. Any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.

20. Botryoidal tissue: the MESENCHYME of leeches, consisting of dark-coloured, tubular cells containing blood-like fluid.

21. The phylum Annelida, which includes the earthworms, polychaetes, and leeches, is full of cool and interesting animals

22. Annelids are a large Phylum of Segmented Worms, with over 17,000 modern Species including Ragworms, Earthworms and Leeches

23. He described that the leeches were placed on the body and would clear out blood and Congested fluids.

24. Annelids are a large invertebrate phylum, with over thousands of modern species such as ragworms, earthworms and leeches

25. Until recently, Annelida was split into three major groups, each given class rank: Polychaeta (bristleworms), Oligochaeta (earthworms, etc.) and Hirudinea (leeches)

26. The selectivity of starved leeches offered equal densities of the two chironomids was not affected by the absolute abundance of prey.

27. Like people, leeches do not always draw blood first time, and some have to be Coaxed into biting.

28. Acid rain from cities and industries leeches the soil of vital nutrients, such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium.

29. Annelida Annelids are a large invertebrate phylum, with over thousands of modern species such as ragworms, earthworms and leeches

30. Brails, in a sailing ship, are small lines used to haul in or up the edges (leeches) or corners of sails, before furling

31. ‘The only difference now is that instead of white Bwanas there are dark-skinned leeches from our own villages.’.

32. Annelids are divided into 3 groups, 2 of which are terrestrial and include earthworms (class Oligochaeta) and leeches (class Hirudinidea)

33. Medical definition of Annelida: a phylum of coelomate and usually elongated segmented invertebrates (as earthworms, various marine worms, and leeches).

34. Annelids are segmented worms such as earthworms and leeches. Annelids have a coelom, closed circulatory system, excretory system, and complete digestive system

35. The Annelids, formally called Annelida, are a large phylum of segmented worms, with over 22,000 modern species including ragworms, earthworms and leeches.

36. Secured by cables, the platform will allow visitors to hover 50 feet above a swampy abyss filled with leeches and snakes.

37. Bloodletting is the withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent illness or cure disease and could involve Bloodletting performed by bloodletters or by applying leeches

38. Annelida The phylum Annelida includes three main groups: the earthworms, the leeches, and the bristleworms. Annelids are found worldwide, and inhabit terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems

39. Sometimes leeches are referred to as Bloodsuckers; this is a general term applied to any species that sucks the blood of people and animals

40. Definition of Annelid : any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (such as earthworms and leeches) Other Words from Annelid Example Sentences …

41. Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical, segmented body and including the earthworms and the leeches

42. List of annelid families describes the taxa relationships in the phylum Annelida, which contains more than 17,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches

43. Also called chigger, sand flea Tunga penetrans, family Tungidae ‘He's blasé about all the usual stuff - typhoid fever, malaria, Chigoes, bots, scabies, and leeches.’

44. Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical, segmented body and including the earthworms and the leeches.

45. The Clitellum is a thickened glandular section of the body wall in earthworms and leeches, that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited

46. Annelid The Annelids, collectively called Annelida are a large phylum of animals, comprising the segmented worms, with about 15,000 modern species including the well-known earthworms and leeches.

47. Cocoon, a case produced in the larval stage of certain animals (e.g., butterflies, moths, leeches, earthworms, Turbellaria) for the resting pupal stage (see pupa) in the life cycle

48. Definition of annelid : any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (such as earthworms and leeches) Other Words from annelid Example Sentences Learn More about annelid Other Words from annelid

49. In the audio commentary on the film adaptation Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Handler plays a song about how depressing it is to have leeches in a film.

50. Historically, the Phylum Annelida was subdivided into the polychaetes (mostly marine worms), oligochaetes (e.g., earthworms) and hirudinids (leeches), but more recently the oligochaetes and hirudinids have been combined into the Superclass, Clitellata.