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Sb Leech Leech / Liːtʃ /  ◙ Noun  Small Worm That Lives Water Attaches

Front leech
Back leech / liːtʃ / 
◙ noun 
1. a small worm that usually lives in water and that attaches itself to other creatures and sucks their blood. Leeches were used in the past by doctors to remove blood from sick people.
• 水蛭;蚂蟥
2. (disapproving) a person who depends on sb else for money, or takes the profit from sb else's work
• 依赖他人钱财者;攫取他人收益者;寄生虫 

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