Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hirudinea"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hirudinea \Hir`u*din"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. hirudo,
hirudinis, a leech.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also
{Hirudinei}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hirudinea
n : hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
[syn: {Hirudinea}, {class Hirudinea}]
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