suctorial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   adapted for drawing in food or liquid by sucking

   The insect used its suctorial mouthparts to feed on plant sap.

2. 2
   adj

   adapted for attachment or movement by means of suction

   The crustacean's suctorial appendages helped it cling to its host.

From New Latin suctorius, based on Latin suctus, the past participle of sugere, 'to suck,' plus -al. Zoologists use the adjective for organs and animals specialized either for feeding by suction or for adhering with suckers.

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