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English sucker An organ used to create a vacuum, such as the modified pelvic fins in some gobies or the suctorial disc in Cyclopterus lumpus. suctorial
pelvic fins
French ventouse   adhésif
nageoires pelviennes
Spanish  
Portuguese ventosa Orgão que cria vácuo, tal como as barbatanas pélvicas de alguns góbios ou o disco de sucção no Cyclopterus lumpus. chupador
barbatanas pélvicas
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