suctorious

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A form of suctorial — Adapted for sucking; living by sucking.

OriginLatin sūctus →
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Meanings

adjectivesuctorious (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableArchaic form of suctorial.

    The two extremities of the body are sometimes dilated in the form of suckers (in the suctorious annelidans)

    1836, Henri Milne-Edwards, “Annelida”, in The Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology (ed. Robert Bentley Todd), page 166

Synonyms & antonyms

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suctorial

Origin

  1. Latinsūctus
  2. Englishsuctorious

From Latin sūctus + -ory + -ous, from past participle of sūgō (“to suck”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suctorious

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APA

suctorious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suctorious

MLA

“suctorious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suctorious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suctorious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suctorious.

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