hirudinea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
    class Hirudinea.

WordNet

Hir`u*din"e*a noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. L. hirudo, hirudinis, a leech.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also Hirudinei.

Webster 1913