ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷lədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from rhynch- + Greek bdella leech + New Latin -ida
: an order of leeches with an exsertile proboscis, without jaws, and with colorless blood
ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷lədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from rhynch- + Greek bdella leech + New Latin -ida
: an order of leeches with an exsertile proboscis, without jaws, and with colorless blood
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012