suctorian

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Pronunciation

/sʌkˈtɔːɹɪən/ (UK)

Definition of suctorian

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noun

A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.

“If the tentacles are touched, the ‘prey’ is instantly paralysed, and the contents of its body are sucked down the tentacle into the body of the suctorian, reducing the prey to a shrivelled husk in a matter of minutes.”

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From translingual Suctoria + -an.

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