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Placobdella

noun
Plac·​ob·​del·​la | \ ˌplaˌkäbˈdelə\

Definition of Placobdella

: a common and widely distributed genus of freshwater leeches (family Glossiphoniidae) parasitic on aquatic vertebrates

History and Etymology for Placobdella

New Latin, from plac- + -bdella

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