suctorial

• Adjectif désuet ou technique signifiant qui sert à sucer ou qui est adapté pour sucer, employé surtout en zoologie pour qualifier certains organes ou pièces buccales.

An obsolete adjective relating to sucking or adapted for sucking, typically used in zoology to describe certain organs or mouthparts.

1. C2formal

   Describes an organ or body part that is specially adapted for sucking or for clinging by suction.

   Adapté pour sucer

   • The leech has a suctorial mouth for attaching to its host.
   • Certain fish have suctorial discs on their bodies.
   • The suctorial apparatus of the parasite is highly specialized.

   Synonymessucking