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hirudo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
hiru-do
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech .

Questions

What does hirudo mean?
A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech .

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