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With its round, suckerlike mouth lined with concentric rows of small, sharp teeth, it makes its living by attaching itself to the side of an unlucky fish.

From Time Magazine Archive

Onto this they fastened a suckerlike object from which a transparent tube led back through the mechanism.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Bates, Harry

Upright, suckerlike branches appear on primary and secondary branches and on the main stem of the affected tree.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg