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leechlike

leechlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.

Adjective

leechlike (comparative more leechlike, superlative most leechlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.

leechlike meaning in Tamil

leechlike in Tamil

சார்ந்துள்ள

Forms of leechlike

comparativemore leechlike
superlativemost leechlike

Origin of leechlike

From leech + -like.

Questions about leechlike

What does leechlike mean?
Leechlike means resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.
What is leechlike in Tamil?
Leechlike in Tamil is சார்ந்துள்ள. See Leechlike meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leechlike?
Leechlike is an adjective.

Words near leechlike in the dictionary

  1. leechfingers
  2. leechiness
  3. leeching
  4. leechings
  5. leechless
  6. leechlike
  7. leechline
  8. leechlines
  9. leechy
  10. leed
  11. Leederman

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