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sucker
(English) An organ used to create a vacuum, such as the modified pelvic fins in some gobies or the suctorial disc in Cyclopterus lumpus. (See also: suctorial, pelvic fins)
ventosa
(Portuguese) Orgão que cria vácuo, tal como as barbatanas pélvicas de alguns góbios ou o disco de sucção no Cyclopterus lumpus. (See also: suctorial, pelvic fins)

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