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Definition of: Suctoria
(suk·tôr′ē·ə, -tō′rē·ə) noun plural
A class or subclass of aquatic protozoans having in the adult stage long hollow tentacles for piercing and sucking. [<NL <L suctus, pp. of sugere suck]
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