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tentacle
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ten·ta·cle (tnt-kl)
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.
tentacle [ten´tah-k'l]
a slender, whiplike appendage in animals that may function in prehension and feeding or as a sense organ.
tentacle
a slender, whiplike appendage in animals that may function in prehension and feeding or as a sense organ.
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