leech - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

Synonyms

• bloodsucker
• hirudinean
• leech

More generic

• annelid
• annelid worm
• segmented worm

More specific

• Hirudo medicinalis
• horseleech
• medicinal leech

Related

• Hirudinea
• class Hirudinea

Noun

a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Synonyms

• leech
• parasite
• sponge
• sponger

More generic

• follower

Verb

draw blood

Synonyms

• bleed
• leech
• phlebotomise
• phlebotomize

More generic

• care for
• treat

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