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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