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water-leech

Today it means: A leech that inhabits fresh water; an aquatic leech. Full definition →

Middle English waterleche

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Middle English · inherited fromwaterleche
English todaywater-leech

From Middle English waterleche, water leche, equivalent to water + leech.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.