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leech in Persian

زالو zâlu

/ˈliːt͡ʃ/

leech in Persian: زالو (zâlu), زروک (zoruk). In English, leech means a typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

Persian words for leech

annelid
زالو zâlu, زروک zoruk
person who derives profit from others
زالو zālu

English meaning of leech

  1. noun A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
  2. noun A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
  3. noun A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
  4. verb To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

Full definition of leech

leech in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: mooch, suck down
  • Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.

Synonyms of leech

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Questions about leech in Persian

What is the meaning of leech in Persian?
Leech in Persian is زالو (zâlu), زروک (zoruk).
معنی leech چیست؟
Leech: زالو (zâlu), زروک (zoruk).
What does leech mean in English?
Leech means a typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

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