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Webster 1913 Edition

Suctorial

Suc-to′ri-al

,

Adj.

[L.

sugere

,

suctum

, to suck.]

1.

(Zool.)

Adapted for sucking; living by sucking;

as, the humming birds are

suctorial

birds

.

2.

(Zool.)

Capable of adhering by suction;

as, the

suctorial

fishes

.