Suctorian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sʌkˈtɔːɹɪən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Suctorian is a noun meaning A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.
Meaning
A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- suctorians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include siphonostome, symbiontid, stichotrich, diphyozooid, sertularian, cytopharynx.
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