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Meaning of SUCTORIA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Suc*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Suction}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
 
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