🪱Horse-leach

noun
/ˈhɔːrs.liːt͡ʃ/

Meaning

a large species of leech that was traditionally used in veterinary medicine

Example Sentences

The veterinarian explained that horse-leach was once commonly used to treat horses.

Synonyms

large leech, veterinary leech, medicinal leech

Antonyms

small leech, modern medicine

Collocations

horse-leach therapy, large horse-leach, traditional horse-leach

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