From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtentacleten‧ta‧cle /ˈtentɪkəl/ noun [countable] 1 HBAone of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things2 → tentacles
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tentacle• As you might expect from the name, these latter animals have tentacles arranged in multiples of eight per polyp.• The tentacles were sliding closer to her.• The scotch spread warm tentacles through her.Origin tentacle (1700-1800) Modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare; → TEMPT 