Leech is ............ belonging to phylum annelida.

Carnivorous

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Coprophagous

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Herbivorous

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Sanguivorous

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Solution

The correct option is D Sanguivorous
Sanguivorous means feeding on blood. Leech is a blood-sucking ectoparasite. Hence mode of nutrition is parasitic and sanguivorous. It is a segmented worm which belongs to Annelida. It is externally segmented but lacks internal segmentation. So, the correct answer is option D.

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