OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4936

tentacle

/ˈtɛntəkəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tentáculo
An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
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.
With one blow of the axe, Captain Nemo cut this formidable tentacle, that slid wriggling down the ladder.
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