Medical term:
suctoria
Suctoria
a group of predatory CILIATES which, in the adult stage, lose their cilia and develop suctorial tentacles.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
suctorial
[suk-tor´e-al]adapted for sucking.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
suc·to·ri·al
(sŭk-tō'rē-ăl),Relating to suction, or the act of sucking; adapted for sucking.
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suctorial
(sŭk-tôr′ē-əl)adj.
1. Adapted for sucking or clinging by suction: a suctorial organ.
2. Having organs or parts adapted for sucking or clinging.
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suc·to·ri·al
(sŭk-tōr'ē-ăl)Relating to suction, or the act of sucking; adapted for sucking.
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