- suctorial
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adjective
Etymology: New Latin suctorius, from Latin sugere
Date: 1833
adapted for sucking; especially serving to draw up fluid or to adhere by suction <suctorial mouths>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
suctorial
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Suctorial — Suc*to ri*al, a. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suctorial — [suk tôr′ē əl] adj. [< ModL suctorius < L suctus (see SUCTION) + AL] 1. of or adapted for sucking or suction 2. having organs used for sucking … English World dictionary
suctorial — functioning as a sucker … Dictionary of ichthyology
suctorial — adj. [L. sugere, to suck] Having vacuum organs; adapted for sucking … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
suctorial — /suk tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. 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. [1825 35; … Universalium
suctorial — Relating to suction, or the act of sucking; adapted for sucking. * * * suc·to·ri·al (sək torґe əl) fitted for performing suction … Medical dictionary
suctorial — adj. of or pertaining to suction; capable of sucking (Zoology); capable of clinging to by means of suction (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
suctorial — [sʌk tɔ:rɪəl] adjective chiefly Zoology adapted for sucking. ↘(of an animal) having a sucker for feeding or adhering to something. Derivatives suctorially adverb … English new terms dictionary
suctorial — suc·to·ri·al … English syllables
suctorial — suc•to•ri•al [[t]sʌkˈtɔr i əl, ˈtoʊr [/t]] adj. 1) bio adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering 2) bio having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers • Etymology: 1825–35; < NL… … From formal English to slang
