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tentacular
Variant of tentacle
noun
- any of a variety of long, slender, flexible growths, as about the head or mouth of some invertebrate animals, used variously for grasping, feeling, moving, etc.
- Bot. any of various sensitive hairs on the leaves of some plants, as those used in capturing insects
Related Forms:
- tentacled adjective
- tentacular adjective
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