Suctorial Definition

sŭk-tôrē-əl
adjective
Of or adapted for sucking or suction.
Webster's New World
Having organs used for sucking.
Webster's New World

(zoology) Capable of adhering by suction.

The suctorial fishes.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Suctorial

  • From New Latin sūctōrius from Latin sūctus past participle of sūgere to suck seuə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin sugere, suctum, to suck.

    From Wiktionary

Suctorial Sentence Examples

  • They have a well-developed proboscis which is used as a suctorial organ; some are abyssal, but the majority are either commensals or parasites of Echinoderms.

  • Pharynx suctorial; branchiae surrounding the body, between the mantle and foot.

  • The last three families constitute the sub-tribe Porostomata, characterized by the reduction of the buccal mass, which is modified into a suctorial apparatus.

  • Mandibles present in pupa, vestigial in imago; maxillae suctorial without specialization; first maxillae with lacinia, galea and palp. Prothorax small.

  • Mandibles rarely present, adapted for piercing; first maxillae with palps; second maxillae forming with hypopharynx a suctorial proboscis.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUC

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LALIAL

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