'Suctorial' definitions:

Definition of 'suctorial'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Adapted for sucking or clinging by suction

Definition of 'Suctorial'

From: GCIDE
  • Suctorial \Suc*to"ri*al\, a. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.]
  • 1. (Zool.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes. [1913 Webster]

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