tentacle

Meaning

Noun

1. An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
2. One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
3. (figuratively) An insidious reach or influence.
4. (figuratively) Something like a zoological limb.
5. (UK, historical) An officer employed to drive out to troops and transmit back requests for support via a special radio link.

Verb

to move like a tentacle

Synonyms

antenna

feeler

palpus

tentacles

feelers

leg

🦵

barbel

tactile hairs

tentaculum

palp

pili tactiles

boneless

Translations

tentacolo

tentacule

tentáculo

Tentakel

tentáculo

tentacle

tentakel

Fangarm

πλοκάμι

Fühler

tentacle

tentacul

vangarm

voelhoorn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛntəkəl/

Etymology

From New Latin tentāculum, from tentō. Doublet of tentaculum.