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水蛭

shuǐzhì

leech

leech (class Hirudinea) (Classifier: 條／条 m)

动物名。环形动物蛭纲。体长扁，色黑绿，尾端及胸腹面各有一个吸盘。生于池沼或水田中，好吸食人畜的血液。

重編國語辭典

环带纲蛭亚纲（Hirudinea）的环节动物，体长扁，多数种类捕食小的无嵴椎动物，部分种类靠吸食血液维生

Entry Composition

water
(after a name) ... River
to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
(coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
(bound form) additional cost; extra income
classifier for washings of a garment

fluke
leech
hirudinea

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Related entries

leech
bloodsucking vermin
vampire (translated European notion)
fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers

你是吸血鬼吗？

Are you a vampire?

Source: Tatoeba

fluke
leech
hirudinea