|
|
Definition of Haemopis
1. Noun. Leeches.
Exact synonyms: Genus Haemopis
Generic synonyms: Worm Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirudinidae, Hirudinidae
Member holonyms: Horseleech
Generic synonyms: Worm Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirudinidae, Hirudinidae
Member holonyms: Horseleech
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemopis
Literary usage of Haemopis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"VII a* and VIII a' enlarged, but only slightly subdivided; color variable, usually
blotched. haemopis ... An aquatic and a terrestrial variety. haemopis ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"... keeps its hold on the skin (if Hirudo), or mucous membrane (if haemopis). ...
(haemopis) have of entering the mouth and nostrils of cattle u they drink. ..."
Other Resources:
