English → Latin
“leech” in Latin
sanguī̆sūgaa leech; a vampire, an undead being which harms people and is implied to consume bloodhirūdōA leech.extrahōto drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove; to extricate, release; draw out, extract, eradicate, rescue; to dra
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
leech
A blood-sucker, sanguisuga (Vid: Plin., 8, 10, 10); hirudo (PROP. and figuratively); hirūdo medicinalis (Liv.): leech a leech sucks, hirudo sanguinem exsugit, extrahit (Plaut.); hirudo plena cruoris (Hor., A.P.; that has sucked to the full).
A physician, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for leech?
- The usual Latin words for “leech” are sanguī̆sūga, hirūdō, extrahō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.