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

Other Words From

• nonsuc·tori·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suctorial¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of suctorial¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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