Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SUCTORIAL
suctorial
(adjective) adapted for sucking or clinging by suction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
suctorial (not comparable)
(zoology) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking.
(zoology) Capable of adhering by suction.
Synonyms
• suctorious
Anagrams
• ocularist, rusticola
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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