sanguisuga

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sanguisuga

  • /saŋɡwiˈsuɡa/

Where it comes from

dal latino sanguisuga formato da sanguis cioè "sangue" e da sugĕre ossia "succhiare"

noun sanguisughe

  1. specie di Anellidi (vermi segmentati) ematofagi appartenenti alla sottoclasse Hirudinea
  2. figuratively, pejorative persona avida di denaro
  3. figuratively, pejorative individuo tedioso ed molesto

Similar: mignatta, sanguetta, importuno, seccatore, piattola, scocciatore, rompiscatole, rompiballe, avido, parassita, piovra, profittatore, scroccone, sfruttatore, strozzino, usuraio, vampiro · Opposite: altruista, benefattore, filantropo, galantuomo

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In English

  • leech annelid
  • sucker animal adhering to other bodies with such organs

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@misc{sanguisuga_2026,
  title = {sanguisuga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/sanguisuga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}