adj. 1. Adapted for sucking or clinging by suction: a suctorial organ. 2. Having organs or parts adapted for sucking or clinging. [From New Latin sūctōrius, from Latin sūctus, past participle of sūgere, to suck; see seuə-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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