Definition of Haemopis

1. Noun. Leeches.

Exact synonyms: Genus Haemopis
Generic synonyms: Worm Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirudinidae, Hirudinidae
Member holonyms: Horseleech

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemopis

Haemophilus aphrophilus
Haemophilus gallinarum
Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus
Haemophilus haemolyticus
Haemophilus influenza
Haemophilus influenza b vaccine
Haemophilus influenza meningitis
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
Haemophilus paragallinarum
Haemophilus parahaemolyticus
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Haemophilus parasuis
Haemophilus somnus
Haemophilus suis
Haemopis
Haemoproteidae
Haemoproteus
Haemosporidia
Haemostrongylus vasorum
Haemulidae
Haemulon
Haemulon album
Haemulon aurolineatum
Haemulon macrostomum
Haemulon malanurum
Haemulon parra
Haenel's symptom
Haff disease
Haffkine's vaccine

Literary usage of Haemopis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"VII a* and VIII a' enlarged, but only slightly subdivided; color variable, usually blotched. haemopis ... An aquatic and a terrestrial variety. haemopis ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"... keeps its hold on the skin (if Hirudo), or mucous membrane (if haemopis). ... (haemopis) have of entering the mouth and nostrils of cattle u they drink. ..."

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