
1) Blood-sucking worms 2) Bloodsuckers 3) Clingy cure of olden days 4) Clingy cures of yore 5) Freeloading sorts 6) Hangers-on 7) Physicians, old style 8) Some bloodsuckers
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1) Haemopis 2) Moochers 3) Parasites
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Annelids of the class hirudinea, especially hirudo medicinalis. Some species, the bloodsuckers, may become temporarily parasitic upon animals, including man. Leeches were formerly used extensively for drawing blood. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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No exact match found.