tentacle

[ ten-tuh-kuhl ]

/ ˈtɛn tə kəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tentacle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.

Botany. a sensitive filament or process, as one of the glandular hairs of the sundew.

Origin of tentacle

1755–65; <New Latin tentāculum, equivalent to Latin tentā(re) (variant of temptāre to feel, probe) + -culum-cule²

OTHER WORDS FROM tentacle

ten·tac·u·lar

[ten-tak-yuh-ler], /tɛnˈtæk yə lər/, adjectiveten·ta·cle·like, ten·tac·u·loid, adjectivein·ter·ten·tac·u·lar, adjectivesub·ten·tac·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby tentacle

ten-speed, ten's place, ten-spot, ten-strike, tent, tentacle, tentacled, tentage, tentation, tentative, tentatively

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for tentacle

In early summer, bright-purple flowers burst joyfully from the ends of their tentacles.
I Missed Bars. So I Built One in My Own Backyard.|Nick Heil|October 16, 2020|Outside Online
Then came a sea pig — a squishy thing that looks like a living pink balloon, but with tentacles.
Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets|Stephen Ornes|October 15, 2020|Science News For Students
Not too shabby for a creature less than a year old who had never set a tentacle on the pitch.
The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer|Emily Shire|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Thing, as though thoroughly awakened and vitalized by its unusual fare, was putting forth a tentacle.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930|Various

The tentacle was withdrawn a short distance; then like a flash it shot towards the boat, writhing as it came.
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories|Various
A tentacle of flame reached out from the monster by the metal pot, but it only circled the men.
The Whispering Spheres|Russell Robert Winterbotham
It was Illy's tentacle, with the tendrils of the tip spread out like a little bush.
The Big Time|Fritz Reuter Leiber
The tentacle swept aside, and did not try to bar him, while he sent his will crashing against that brightly gleaming cube.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tentacle

tentacle

/ (ˈtɛntəkəl) /

noun

any of various elongated flexible organs that occur near the mouth in many invertebrates and are used for feeding, grasping, etc

any of the hairs on the leaf of an insectivorous plant that are used to capture prey

something resembling a tentacle, esp in its ability to reach out or grasp

Derived forms of tentacle

tentacled, adjectivetentacle-like or tentaculoid (tɛnˈtækjʊˌlɔɪd), adjectivetentacular (tɛnˈtækjʊlə), adjective

Word Origin for tentacle

C18: from New Latin tentāculum, from Latin tentāre, variant of temptāre to feel

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tentacle

tentacle

[ tĕn′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.

Scientific definitions for tentacle

tentacle

[ tĕn′tə-kəl ]

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.

单词	tentacle
释义	tentacle [ ten-tuh-kuhl ] / ˈtɛn tə kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tentacle ON THESAURUS.COM noun Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler. Botany. a sensitive filament or process, as one of the glandular hairs of the sundew. Origin of tentacle 1755–65; <New Latin tentāculum, equivalent to Latin tentā(re) (variant of temptāre to feel, probe) + -culum-cule² OTHER WORDS FROM tentacle ten·tac·u·lar [ten-tak-yuh-ler], /tɛnˈtæk yə lər/, adjectiveten·ta·cle·like, ten·tac·u·loid, adjectivein·ter·ten·tac·u·lar, adjectivesub·ten·tac·u·lar, adjective Words nearby tentacle ten-speed, ten's place, ten-spot, ten-strike, tent, tentacle, tentacled, tentage, tentation, tentative, tentatively Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tentacle In early summer, bright-purple flowers burst joyfully from the ends of their tentacles. I Missed Bars. So I Built One in My Own Backyard.\|Nick Heil\|October 16, 2020\|Outside Online Then came a sea pig — a squishy thing that looks like a living pink balloon, but with tentacles. Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets\|Stephen Ornes\|October 15, 2020\|Science News For Students Not too shabby for a creature less than a year old who had never set a tentacle on the pitch. The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer\|Emily Shire\|July 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Thing, as though thoroughly awakened and vitalized by its unusual fare, was putting forth a tentacle. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930\|Various The tentacle was withdrawn a short distance; then like a flash it shot towards the boat, writhing as it came. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories\|Various A tentacle of flame reached out from the monster by the metal pot, but it only circled the men. The Whispering Spheres\|Russell Robert Winterbotham It was Illy's tentacle, with the tendrils of the tip spread out like a little bush. The Big Time\|Fritz Reuter Leiber The tentacle swept aside, and did not try to bar him, while he sent his will crashing against that brightly gleaming cube. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tentacle tentacle / (ˈtɛntəkəl) / noun any of various elongated flexible organs that occur near the mouth in many invertebrates and are used for feeding, grasping, etc any of the hairs on the leaf of an insectivorous plant that are used to capture prey something resembling a tentacle, esp in its ability to reach out or grasp Derived forms of tentacle tentacled, adjectivetentacle-like or tentaculoid (tɛnˈtækjʊˌlɔɪd), adjectivetentacular (tɛnˈtækjʊlə), adjective Word Origin for tentacle C18: from New Latin tentāculum, from Latin tentāre, variant of temptāre to feel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tentacle limb, arm, feeler Medical definitions for tentacle tentacle [ tĕn′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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for tentacle tentacle [ tĕn′tə-kəl ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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tentacle

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