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leech
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Noun
figuratively
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Japanese Meaning
ヒル（主に医療用として用いられる吸血性の水生環形動物） / 他人から不当に利益を得る寄生的な人物
（ plural ）
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An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. / (figuratively) A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
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leech
The researcher gently attached a leech to the patient’s arm to study its anticoagulant properties.
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The researcher gently attached a leech to the patient’s arm to study its anticoagulant properties.
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