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Leech may refer to:

  • Leech, a primitive animal
    • In pre-scientific medicine, leeching was an alternative form of blood letting in which blood would be removed via leeches
  • Leech (term), slang term used to refer usually to one who consumes resources without returning anything
  • Leech (computing), in computing, someone who uses others' information or effort but does not provide any in return
  • The aft edge of a sail
  • Leech (comics), a fictional character in the X-Men universe. He is aligned with the Morlocks, and has the ability to leech energy off of anyone he touches
  • Leech lattice, in mathematics, a lattice Λ in R24, discovered by John Leech (mathematician)

See also


Leechen | Leecher

 

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