sanguisuga

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τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sanguĭsūga: ae, f. sanguis-sugo,
I a blood-sucker, leech (called also hirudo), Cels. 5, 27, 16; Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29; 32, 10, 42, § 123; Vulg. Prov. 30, 15.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sanguĭsūga, æ, f. (sanguis, sugo), sangsue : Plin. 8, 29 ; Cels. Med. 5, 27, 16 || -sūgĭa Acr. Hor. P. 476.