suctorial

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

/ sʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.

having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers.

pertaining to or characterized by suction.

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Origin of suctorial

1825–35; <New Latin sūctōri(us) (see suctorian) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM suctorial

non·suc·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby suctorial

suction cup, suction lipectomy, suction pump, suction stop, suction valve, suctorial, suctorian, SUD, Sudafed, Sudan, Sudanese

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How to use suctorial in a sentence

In this septum there is formed at a later stage a vertical muscle attached to the suctorial part of the stomodum.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Lampreys are carnivorous creatures, and attach themselves to fishes by their suctorial mouths, and rasp away the flesh.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
The two heterogenetic generations are very different in the parasitic suctorial worms (trematodes).
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
In the same place the suctorial Entomostraca are added as examples of the difficulty of recognising the type.
The Foundations of the Origin of Species|Charles Darwin

It is called by Mr. Swainson the suctorial, from a very generally prevalent peculiarity, that of drawing sustenance by suction.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation|Robert Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for suctorial

suctorial

/ (sʌkˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

specialized for sucking or adheringthe suctorial mouthparts of certain insects

relating to or possessing suckers or suction

Word Origin for suctorial

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

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