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Webster 1913 Edition


Suctoria

‖

Suc-to′ri-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Suction
.]
(Zool.)
1.
An order of Infusoria having the body armed with somewhat stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in obtaining their food. They are usually stalked.
2.
Same as
Rhizocephala
.