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tentacle

/ tentacle /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

Type of:

process outgrowth appendage

Kinds of:

antenna feeler barbel

noun Sense 2

something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp

"caught in the tentacles of organized crime"

Type of:

grip grasp

Semantic Complexity

91%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

8

Times Searched

2

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Related Words

process outgrowth appendage antenna feeler barbel grip grasp