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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024suc•to•ri•an (suk tôr′ē ən, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Biologya suctorial animal.
- Microbiologya protozoan of the class or order Suctoria, which live, as adults, attached by a stalk to the substrate and feed by means of long, suctorial tentacles.
adj. - Microbiologybelonging or pertaining to the Suctoria.
- Latin sūg(ere) to suck + -tōrius -tory1) + -an
- Neo-Latin Suctori(a), noun, nominal use of neuter plural of sūctōrius sucking (
- 1835–45
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