subtentacular
tə 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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Subtentacular
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
tentacle (ˈtɛntəkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various elongated flexible organs that occur near the mouth in many invertebrates and are used for feeding, grasping, etc |
| 2. | any of the hairs on the leaf of an insectivorous plant that are used to capture prey |
| 3. | something resembling a tentacle, esp in its ability to reach out or grasp |
| [C18: from New Latin tentāculum, from Latin tentāre, variant of temptāre to feel] | |
| 'tentacled | |
| —adj | |
| 'tentacle-like | |
| —adj | |
| tentaculoid | |
| —adj | |
| tentacular | |
| —adj | |
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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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Science Dictionary
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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Slang Dictionary
tentacle
n. A covert pseudo, sense1. An artificial identity created in cyberspace for nefarious and deceptive purposes. The implication is that a single person may have multiple tentacles. This term was originally floated in some paranoid ravings on the cypherpunks list (see cypherpunk), and adopted in a spirit of irony by other, saner members. It has since shown up, used seriously, in the documentation for some remailer software, and is now (1994) widely recognized on the net.
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