sanguessuga

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Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Latin sanguisūga (literally “bloodsucker”), from sanguis (“blood”) + sūgō (“suck”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.ɡiˈsu.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.ɡeˈsu.ɡa/

  • Hyphenation: san‧gues‧su‧ga

Noun[edit]

sanguessuga f or (nonstandard) m (plural sanguessugas)

  1. leech (aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea)

Related terms[edit]

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