Category:Suctorial

Suc*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [l. sugere, suctum, to suck.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds Are suctorial birds.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.