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noun
1.
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
2.
Botany. a sensitive filament or process, as one of the glandular hairs of the sundew.
Origin:
1755–65; < Neo-Latin tentāculum, equivalent to Latin tentā(re) (variant of temptāre to feel, probe) + -culum -cule2
1755–65; < Neo-Latin tentāculum, equivalent to Latin tentā(re) (variant of temptāre to feel, probe) + -culum -cule2
Related forms
ten·ta·cle·like, ten·tac·u·loid, adjective
in·ter·ten·tac·u·lar, adjective
sub·ten·tac·u·lar, adjective
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Word Origin & History
tentacle
1762, from Mod.L. tentaculum "feeler," from L. tentare "to feel, try" (variant of temptare "to feel, try, test") + -culum, diminutive suffix.
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Medical Dictionary
tentacle ten·ta·cle (těn'tə-kəl)
n.
An elongated, flexible, unsegmented extension, as one of those surrounding the mouth or oral cavity of the squid, used for feeling, grasping, or locomotion.
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tentacle  (těn'tə-kəl) Pronunciation Key
A narrow, flexible, unjointed part extending from the body of certain animals, such as an octopus, jellyfish, or sea anemone. Tentacles are used for feeling, grasping, or moving. |
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