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Suctoria
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Translingual
thumb|Suctoria
Etymology
From plural of mul la-new suctorium. They were originally thought to feed by suction.
Proper noun
subclass phylum Ciliophora ciliates which become sessile in their developed stage and then lose their redundant cilia and feed by extracellular digestion.
Hypernyms
genus ; Intramacronucleata subphylum - subphylum; Phyllopharyngea class - class
Hyponyms
genus Exogenida order, Endogenida order, Evaginogenida order - orders
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