Definition of Family Hirudinidae

1. Noun. A family of Hirudinea.

Exact synonyms: Hirudinidae
Generic synonyms: Worm Family
Group relationships: Class Hirudinea, Hirudinea
Member holonyms: Genus Hirudo, Hirudo, Genus Haemopis, Haemopis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Hirudinidae

family Helicidae
family Helodermatidae
family Helotiaceae
family Helvellaceae
family Hemerobiidae
family Hemerocallidaceae
family Hemiprocnidae
family Hemiramphidae
family Heteromyidae
family Hexagrammidae
family Hexanchidae
family Hippoboscidae
family Hippocastanaceae
family Hippopotamidae
family Hipposideridae
family Hirudinidae (current term)
family Hirundinidae
family Holocentridae
family Holothuridae
family Homaridae
family Hominidae
family Hostaceae
family Hyacinthaceae
family Hyaenidae
family Hydnaceae
family Hydnoraceae
family Hydrangeaceae
family Hydrobatidae
family Hydrocharidaceae
family Hydrocharitaceae

Literary usage of Family Hirudinidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Student, and Intellectual Observer (1870)
"The family, Hirudinidae, contains the true leeches, one of which, at least, is so well known. Their body is composed of ..."

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