sangsue

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

sangsue (plural sangsues)

(zoology) A leech of the former genus Sanguisuga.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sanguisūga (“leech”, literally “bloodsucker”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.sy/
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Noun[edit]

sangsue f (plural sangsues)

leech

Further reading[edit]

“sangsue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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