a leech by any other name...
| Bulgarian | lekar piiavica |
| Catalan | sangonera |
| Chinese |  |
| Danish | blodsuger |
| Dutch | bloedzuiger |
| English | leech |
| Esperanto | hirudo |
| Estonian | kraan vereimeja |
| Finnish | iilimato |
| French | sangsue |
| German | blutegel |
| Greek | bdella |
| Hungarian Magyar | pióca |
| Indonesian | pacat |
| Italian | sanguisuga |
| Japanese |  or  |
| Latin | hirudo |
| Latvian | sanguisugiolam |
| Maltese | sangisug |
| Papuan | domani |
| Pig Latin | eechlay |
| Polish | pijawka |
| Portugese | sanguessuga |
| Slovene | pijavka |
| Spanish | sanguijuela |
| Swedish | igle |
| Turkish | suluk |
| Welsh | gelen |