Sucker (zoology)
SPECIALISED ATTACHMENT ORGAN OF AN ANIMAL
Buccal organ; Buccal suckers; Buccal organs; Sucker (parasitic worm anatomy); Suckers (platyhelminth anatomy); Sucker (platyhelminth anatomy); Suckers (parasitic worms anatomy); Bothridia; Oral sucker; Oral suckers; Ventral suckers; Ventral sucker; Caudal sucker; Caudal suckers; Pre-anal sucker; Pre-anal suckers; Anterior sucker; Anterior suckers; Posterior suckers; Posterior sucker; Adhesive disc; Adhesive discs; Bucal suckers; Bothridium; Phyllidium; Sucker (parasitic worms anatomy)
A sucker in zoology refers to a specialised attachment organ of an animal. It acts as an adhesion device in parasitic worms, several flatworms, cephalopods, certain fishes, amphibians, and bats.