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.

2. Zool.

Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.

 

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