suctorial

[suhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

suc·to·ri·al

[suhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]
adjective
1.
adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
2.
having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers.
3.
pertaining to or characterized by suction.

Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin sūctōri(us) (see suctorian) + -al1

non·suc·to·ri·al, adjective
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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suctorial (sʌkˈtɔːrɪəl)
 
adj
1.  specialized for sucking or adhering: the suctorial mouthparts of certain insects
2.  relating to or possessing suckers or suction
 
[C19: from New Latin suctōrius, from Latin sūgere to suck]

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suctorial suc·to·ri·al (sŭk-tôr'ē-əl)
adj.
Relating to or adapted for sucking.

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