suctorIal

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 19

[Mod. Lat.suctori(a); English adj. suff. -al.] 1. Adapted for sucking; as, a suctorial mouth, disc, . 2. Living by sucking; as, suctorial birds. 3. Capable of adhering by suction; as, The lamprey is a suctorial fish. *suctorial-crustaceans, s. pl. Zool.: The Siphonostomata.