Suctorial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. (Zool.) Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial


        fishes.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suctorial
       adj : adapted for sucking or clinging by suction