tentacle.
An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
Meaning & usage
An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
An insidious reach or influence.
the tentacles of the criminal underworld
Something like a zoological limb.
An officer employed to drive out to troops and transmit back requests for support via a special radio link.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin tentāculum, from tentō. Doublet of tentaculum.
To move like a tentacle
Where this word comes from
From New Latin tentāculum, from tentō. Doublet of tentaculum.
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