First Known Use: circa 1842
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suctorian
noun suc·to·ri·an \-ē-ən\
Definition of SUCTORIAN
: any of a class or subclass (Suctoria) of complex protozoans which are ciliated only early in development and in which the mature form is fixed to the substrate, lacks locomotor organelles or a mouth, and obtains food through specialized suctorial tentacles
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Origin of SUCTORIAN
New Latin Suctoria, from neuter plural of suctorius suctorial
Medical Dictionary
suctorian
noun suc·to·ri·an \-ē-ən\
Medical Definition of SUCTORIAN
: any protozoan of the class Suctoria
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