suctorial

英 [sʌk'tɔːrɪəl] 美 [sʌk'torɪəl]
  • adj. [生物] 吸吮的;有吸盘的;吸附的

英文词源


suctorial (adj.)
1826, "pertaining to or adapted for sucking," from Modern Latin suctorius, from Latin suct-, past participle stem of sugere "to suck" (see sup (v.2)). Meaning "having a sucking organ" is from 1829.

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