suctorian
Americannoun
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a suctorial animal.
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a protozoan of the class or order Suctoria, which live, as adults, attached by a stalk to the substrate and feed by means of long, suctorial tentacles.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of suctorian
1835–45; < New Latin Suctori ( a ), noun use of neuter plural of sūctōrius sucking (< Latin sūg ( ere ) to suck + -tōrius -tory 1 ) + -an
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