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.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

suc·to·ri·al

(sŭk-tōr'ē-ăl)
Relating to suction, or the act of sucking; adapted for sucking.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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