Medical Dictionary

land leech

noun \ˈland-ˌlēch\

Medical Definition of LAND LEECH

:  any of various bloodsucking leeches chiefly of moist tropical regions that live on land and are often troublesome to humans and other animals; especially :  a leech of the gnathobdellid genus Haemadipsa

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