Meaning of suctorian | Babel Free
sʌkˈtɔːɹɪənDefinitions
A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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