Definition of Haemopis
:a genus of large aquatic leeches (family Hirudinidae) that have few teeth or none and feed chiefly on small aquatic invertebrates
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Haemopis
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Hae·mop·is
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hēˈmäpə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of haemopis
New Latin, from hem- + -opis
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