suctorian
suc·to·ri·an
noun \-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
Origin of SUCTORIAN
New Latin Suctoria, from neuter plural of suctorius suctorial
First Known Use: circa 1842
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