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Webster 1913 Edition


Suctorial

Suc-to′ri-al

,
Adj.
[L.
sugere
,
suctum
, to suck.]
1.
(Zool.)
Adapted for sucking; living by sucking;
as, the humming birds are
suctorial
birds
.
2.
(Zool.)
Capable of adhering by suction;
as, the
suctorial
fishes
.

Definition 2024


suctorial

suctorial

English

Adjective

suctorial (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking.
    The hummingbirds are suctorial birds.
  2. (zoology) Capable of adhering by suction.
    the suctorial fishes

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