Suckers Sentence Examples

In relation to their parasitic habit one or two suckers are always developed, the one at the anterior and the other at the posterior end of the body.

Other genera are Aglauropsis, Gossea and Gonionemus; the last named bears adhesive suckers on the tentacles.

The fore-legs of many male dyticids have the three proximal foot-segments broad and saucer-shaped, and covered with suckers, by means of which they secure a firm hold of their mates.

Buffalo-fish, paddle-fish, cat-fish, drum, crappie, black bass, rock bass, German carp, sturgeon, pike, perch, eels, suckers and shrimp inhabit the waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries, and oysters, shrimp, trout, Spanish mackerel, channel bass, black bass, sheepshead, mullet, croakers, pompano, pin-fish, blue-fish, flounders, crabs and terrapin are obtained from the Mississippi Sound and the rivers flowing into it.

Suckers afford the strongest and earliest-bearing plants.

It bears adhesive organs that are either suckers or hooks, and may develop into the most varied outgrowths in order to give increased firmness of attachment to its host.

These complex organs have apparently arisen by the increase in depth and differentiation of an accessory sucker such as is borne on the phyllidia of the former group. Lastly, the scolex of the more familiar Taeniidae (Tetracotylea) carries a rostellum encircled with hooks and four cup-shaped suckers the margins of which do not project beyond the surface of the body.

It seems probable that these suckers are not the true " bothria " but are developed from accessory suckers, the bases of which have disappeared almost completely.

B, head showing the suckers, proboscides and excretory canals; X 25.

The four suckers are here united to form two pairs or fused into a single pair.

Internal to the suckers are the four complex hooked proboscides.

The thicker portion develops a terminal muscular rostellum and two or four suckers, the thinner end (" tail ") is vesicular, more or less elongated, and contains the six embryonic hooks.

Scolex with four suckers, rarely hooked, and with a rostellum.

As one result of the topping, suckers are usually formed; these also must be removed, although, e.g.

Careful examination of a large number of individuals of one variety growing under similar conditions reveals differences in such characters as number of leaves per plant, the size and shape of the leaves, tendency to form suckers, time of maturing and resistance to disease.

They are flattened organisms provided with two or more suckers, hence their name (7 rpThµarc,8rls, pierced with holes), and are exclusively parasitic both in their earlier and mature stages of life.

The ventral surface is characterized by one or more suckers and apertures.

The mouth lies usually in the centre of the anterior vzs and sub-terminal sucker or between two adoral suckers, but in Gasterostomum and its allies it is mid-ventral.

In the former position the suckers are developed and growth proceeds for 8 to Io weeks until the metamorphosis of its host.

If successful, the larva throws off its cilia and develops a dorsal papilla, a median ventral sucker and an additional pair of lateral suckers.

In addition to these suckers the sides of the anterior region may become infolded and give rise to an accessory adhesive organ (Holostomidae).

When that occurs, the cyst is dissolved and the minute fluke works its way down the alimentary canal into some part of which it inserts its suckers and commences to feed on the blood of its host.

A third genus, Chonopeltis (Thiele, 1900), has suckers, but has lost its first antennae, at least in the female.

The plant is propagated from suckers and requires very little attention after transplanting to the field where it is to remain, but it takes six to eight years to mature and then yields an average of ten gallons of sap during a period of four or five months, after which it dies.

Many of the lakes and rivers have been stocked with trout and salmon or bass; some, with smelt; the fresh waters of the state also contain pickerel, perch, pouts, eels, suckers, dace, sunfish and shiners.

Stem suckers are such as proceed from the base of the stem, as is often seen in the case of the currant and lilac. They should be removed in any case; when required for propagation they should be taken with all the roots attached to them, and they should be as thoroughly disbudded below ground as possible, or they are liable to continue the habit of suckering.

Trees to be grown in the form of a bush are usually budded low down on the stem of the stock as near the root as possible to obviate the development of wild suckers later on.

Remove from raspberries and strawberries all suckers and runners that are not wanted.

Propagate all sorts of herbaceous plants by rooted slips or suckers; take off layers of carnations, picotees and pansies.

Plums are propagated chiefly by budding on stocks of the Mussel, Brussels, St Julien and Pear plums. The damson, wine-sour and other varieties, planted as standards, are generally increased by suckers.

The wood of the aspen is very light and soft, though tough; it is employed by coopers, chiefly for pails and herring-casks; it is also made into butchers' trays, pack-saddles, and various articles for which its lightness recommends it; sabots are also made of it in France, and in medieval days it was valued for arrows, especially for those used in target practice; the bark is used for tanning in northern countries; cattle and deer browse greedily on the young shoots and abundant suckers.

The aspen is readily propagated either by cuttings or suckers, but has been but little planted of late years in Britain.

It may be propagated by suckers and layers, by grafting and by sowing.

Grafted filberts are less liable than others to be encumbered by suckers at the root.

Veitchii, a more recent introduction (1868) from Japan, has smaller leaves very variable in shape; it clings readily to stone or brick work by means of suckers at the ends of the branched tendrils.

After development of fruit the plant dies down, but suckers are frequently produced from the base of the stem which become new plants.

Among fishes, white fish, lake trout, perch, herring, sun-fish, bass, sturgeon, pickerel, suckers, German carp and fresh-water drum abound in the lakes.

Beyond the parapodia are four pairs of organs, often called suckers, but probably of sensory nature, and comparable to the lateral sense organs of Capitellids (Wheeler).

The name "suckers" was applied generally to all the people of Illinois, and the name "badgers" to the people of Wisconsin and "badger state" to the state.

There are a few speckled trout in the mountain streams, but the commoner fish are bass, perch, catfish, crappies, pike, drum buffalo, carp, suckers and eels.

They had six legs with little pads for feet instead of toes and claws, a delicate snout not quite the length of an anteater's lined with fine hairs and tiny teeth used to vacuum up mold, dust, and dirt that was its main food source, and an odd habit of climbing walls with hidden suckers in its padded feet.

Sycamore and gray alder are a nuisance because they seed prolifically, while the gray alder also tends to produce suckers.

The suckers are approximately the same in size, the ventral sucker being slightly anterior to the midline of the parasite.

The plant is entirely parasitic on Nettles and feeds on their sap using especially adapted ' suckers ' .

The suckers on the end of the tube feet mean that urchins can attach very securely to the rocky seabed.

Remember to remove any suckers; these are shoots growing from below the union on the root system.

Note the two suckers, the ventral sucker near the genital pore, and the oral sucker near the oesophageal gland.

It has two rubber suckers for fixing it to a window of your vehicle.

The root suckers need amazing strength to push up through the tarmac.

The white poplar is an ornamental tree, from its graceful though somewhat irregular growth and its dense hoary foliage; it has, however, the disadvantage of throwing up numerous suckers for some yards around the trunk.

Muller) has the second maxillae transformed into suckers, but in Dolops (Audouin, 1837) (fig.

The first antennae, according to the family, may assist in walking, swimming, burrowing, climbing, grasping, and besides they carry sensory setae, and sometimes they have suckers on their setae (see Brady and Norman on Cypridina norvegica).

P. vacciniifolium, 6 to to in., is a pretty prostrate subshrubby species, with handsome rose-pink flowers, suitable for rockwork, and prefers boggy soil; P. affine (Brunonis), I ft., deep rose, is a showy border plant, flowering in the late summer; P. cuspidatum, 8 to To ft., is a grand object for planting where a screen is desired, as it suckers abundantly, and its tall spotted stems and handsome cordate leaves have quite a noble appearance.

They are similar to those found in rivers; but as there are no suckers nor lampreys here, I know not by what fish they could be made.

Also watch out for suckers produced from below the union on grafted plants.

Hook suckers game will offer the area 's best.

Lesley was keeping a watchful eye out for suckers on plants.

Increased by layers or cuttings in autumn, or from suckers.

Increase by suckers, layers, and ripe autumn cuttings rooted under a handlight in sandy soil.

It is nearly related to the Mock Oranges, which it resembles, but is handsomer; thrives in light warm soil, and increased from suckers, cuttings, or seeds.

It is a hardy perennial, and is increased by suckers from the roots and by cuttings, which root readily.

May be increased by suckers from the base, but in a plant of such slow growth these should only be removed from strong and well-established roots.

They succeed well, however, in stiffer soils, such as clay and limestone marl, especially if given a little good soil at the outset, and soon make dense masses, spreading by suckers.

A few plants soon spread into a thick group, as it runs freely underground, and it is so easily increased by its suckers that it offers every facility for free planting.

Increase by cuttings of the ripened shoots, root-cuttings, layers, and suckers when these can be had.

It is easily raised from suckers, which spring up in numbers around the parent plant and can be taken of with roots attached."

It has also the advantage of being raised very easily from seed, and increases rapidly by suckers.

It spreads freely in sandy soils, and may be increased by layers, suckers, or seeds.

Suckers or offsets taken off in early autumn root freely in sand in a cold frame.

Vigorous young plants and suckers in good soil will produce handsome arching leaves 5 feet long.

Fruit is easily obtainable, just go shake trees holding the suckers.

Have you ever touched a manta ray or let a sea anemone attach its suckers to your finger?

Plastic candles are typically light weight and some styles are attached to the glass using specially designed suckers.

Blood suckers are very popular in soapy situations as demonstrated by the success of True Blood.

If you're feeling adventurous, purchase some real edible insects, such as chocolate-covered grasshoppers or bug suckers with a real bug encased in a sugary shell.

Jenn snorted, wondering how she explained there was only one vamp in an entire organization of inhuman blood suckers that gave her the creeps.

The wall-eyed pike taken in 1902 were valued at $16,915 (210,936 lb); white fish, $5777 (80,191 lb); pickerel, $4144 (51,711 lb); yellow perch, $ 2 575 (43,9 1 7 lb); sturgeon, $20 5 1 (1 5,59 0 lb), and suckers, $ 18 54 (37,375 lb); other varieties taken in smaller quantities included smelt, sun-fish and eels.

One or two (anterior and posterior) suckers always present.

Head very large, not marked off from the body; neither branchia nor suckers; fins situated near the middle of the body.

The former bears two terminal suckers on the flattened dorsal and ventral surfaces, the latter six hooks near the tip of the tail.

The nervous system consists of a ring below the suckers and of a large number of radially arranged tracts running forwards and backwards.