Definitions for suctorian

suctorian suc·to·ri·an

Spelling: [suhk-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-]
IPA: /sʌkˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-/

Suctorian is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 825 anagrams from letters in suctorian (acinorstu).

Definitions for suctorian

noun

  1. a suctorial animal.
  2. a 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.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Suctoria.

Origin of suctorian

1835-45; New Latin Suctori(a), noun use of neuter plural of sūctōrius sucking (Latin sūg(ere) to suck + -tōrius -tory<