tentacle
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From Latin tentaculum, from tentō.
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[edit] Noun
tentacle (plural tentacles)
- An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
- 1873, Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- With one blow of the axe, Captain Nemo cut this formidable tentacle, that slid wriggling down the ladder.
- 1897, H. G. Wells, The Crystal Egg
- The body was small, but fitted with two bunches of prehensile organs, like long tentacles, immediately under the mouth.
- 1936, H. P. Lovecraft, The Shadow Out of Time
- Surmounting this head were four slender grey stalks bearing flower-like appendages, whilst from its nether side dangled eight greenish antennae or tentacles.
- 1873, Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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elongated, boneless, flexible appendage
