tentacle

Definitions


[ˈtɛntəkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slender, flexible limb or appendage in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs


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Origin:
mid 18th century: anglicized from modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare, temptare ‘to feel, try’




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