suctorial

• Adjetivo pouco comum que se refere à sucção ou adaptado para sugar, usado especialmente em zoologia para descrever certos órgãos ou peças bucais.

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.

   Sugador

   • 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.

   Sinônimossucking