suctorial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective adapted for sucking or clinging by suction

WordNet

Suc*to"ri*al adjective
Etymology
L. sugere, suctum, to suck.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds.
  2. (Zoöl.) Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.

Webster 1913