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suctorial

[ suhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

adjective

  1. adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
  2. having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers.
  3. pertaining to or characterized by suction.


suctorial

/ sʌkˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

  1. specialized for sucking or adhering

    the suctorial mouthparts of certain insects

  2. relating to or possessing suckers or suction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • nonsuc·tori·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suctorial1

1825–35; < New Latin sūctōri ( us ) ( suctorian ) + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suctorial1

C19: from New Latin suctōrius, from Latin sūgere to suck
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Example Sentences

In this septum there is formed at a later stage a vertical muscle attached to the suctorial part of the stomodum.

Lampreys are carnivorous creatures, and attach themselves to fishes by their suctorial mouths, and rasp away the flesh.

The two heterogenetic generations are very different in the parasitic suctorial worms (trematodes).

In the same place the suctorial Entomostraca are added as examples of the difficulty of recognising the type.

It is called by Mr. Swainson the suctorial, from a very generally prevalent peculiarity, that of drawing sustenance by suction.

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