Assertion: leech | /r/HasProperty | parasite
Facets:
value: in behaviour
type: OTHER
value: really
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A leech is a parasite.
text: Not all leeches are parasitic; the Erpobdelliformes, freshwater or amphibious worm-leeches, are carnivorous and equipped with a relatively large, toothless mouth to ingest insect larvae, molluscs, and other annelid worms, which are swallowed whole.
text: a leech is a parasite.
text: some may think of it as an insect or animal, but it is a parasite.
text: Leeches are parasites that feed on the blood of fish, frogs, turtles and mammals.
text: Only a few leeches really are parasitic in behaviour, these include Calliobdella lophii which lives permanently attached to Angler Fish, Hemibdella soleae which parasitises Soles, several species of Ostreobdella which can be found in Oysters and various species of Theromyzon which live in the nasal cavities of some water birds.