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Suctorial vs Sutorial - What's the difference?

suctorial | sutorial |

As adjectives the difference between suctorial and sutorial

is that suctorial is (zoology) adapted for sucking; living by sucking while sutorial is pertaining to shoemakers or shoemaking.

suctorial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (zoology) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking.
    • The hummingbirds are suctorial birds.
  • (zoology) Capable of adhering by suction.
    • the suctorial fishes

    See also

    * Suctoria (Webster 1913)

    sutorial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to shoemakers or shoemaking.
  • * 1826 , Charles Molloy Westmacott, The Punster's Pocket-book
    • From the son of Crispin who, having nothing but one of his sutorial weapons at hand wherewith to dispatch the cotelette de boef ...
  • Pertaining to sewing.
  • * 1878 "Bird architecture ยง Tailor bird", Scribner's Monthly volume 16, issue 3:
    • The first mention of its peculiar sutorial powers was made by Pennant, in his "Indian Zoology," where it was accompanied by an illustration.

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