suctorial
/suhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-/US // sʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- //UK // (sʌkˈtɔːrɪəl) //
向量,矢量式,矢量,矢车菊
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- : having sucking organs; imbibing or adhering by suckers.
- : pertaining to or characterized by suction.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as insucking
Examples
In this septum there is formed at a later stage a vertical muscle attached to the suctorial part of the stomodum.
Lampreys are carnivorous creatures, and attach themselves to fishes by their suctorial mouths, and rasp away the flesh.
The two heterogenetic generations are very different in the parasitic suctorial worms (trematodes).
In the same place the suctorial Entomostraca are added as examples of the difficulty of recognising the type.
It is called by Mr. Swainson the suctorial, from a very generally prevalent peculiarity, that of drawing sustenance by suction.
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