Leech
id:
leech-180-9566866
title:
Leech
text:
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented bodies that can lengthen and contract. Both groups are hermaphrodites and have a clitellum, but leeches typically differ from the oligochaetes in having suckers at both ends and in having ring markings that do not correspond with their internal segmentation. The bo
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Parasitic or predatory annelid worms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech
date created:
2002-11-25T23:33:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T10:20:44Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Sucking_leech.jpg","width":1794,"height":1346}
fields total:
13
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16