Etymology

bdellin

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Today it means: Any of a class of proteinase inhibitors found in leeches. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βδέλλα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβδέλλα“leech”
  2. English todaybdellin

From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβδέλλα all →

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