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horseleech

[ hawrs-leech ]

noun

  1. a large leech, as Haemopis marmoratis, that infests the mouth and nasal passages of horses.

horseleech

/ ˈ³óɔ˲õËŒ±ô¾±Ë³Ùʃ /

noun

  1. any of several large carnivorous freshwater leeches of the genus Haemopis, esp H. sanguisuga
  2. an archaic name for a veterinary surgeon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of horseleech1

First recorded in 1400–50, horseleech is from the late Middle English word horsleych. See horse, leech 1

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