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Name a sanguivorous annelid.

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Hirudinaria or Leech is a sanguivorous annelid as it feeds on the blood of the organisms. They numb the place where they attach on the body of the organism by secreting anaesthetic substance and they prevent the formation of the blood clot by secreting hirudin.

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