sanguisuga

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

sanguĭsūga, ae, f. [sanguis-sugo],

a blood-sucker , leech (called also hirudo), Cels. 5, 27, 16; Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29; 32, 10, 42, § 123; Vulg. Prov. 30, 15.