horse-leech

Etymology
From, , equivalent to. So called because it commonly attacks the membrane that lines the inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals, such as horses, that drink at pools where it lives.

Noun

 * 1)  A veterinarian for horses.
 * 2) A type of sucking worm, Haemopis sanguisuga, larger than the common leech.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: pijavka koňská
 * Estonian: hobukaan
 * Finnish:
 * German: Pferdeegel
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: lópióca
 * Irish: súmaire
 * Japanese: ウマヒル
 * Korean: 말거머리
 * Norwegian: hesteigle
 * Ottoman Turkish: اشك سولوكی
 * Polish: pijawka końska
 * Russian: ко́нская пия́вка
 * Swedish: hästigel
 * Vietnamese: đỉa trâu