Tentacle
noun
1.
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
2.
Botany. a sensitive filament or process, as one of the glandular hairs of the sundew.
noun
1.
any of various elongated flexible organs that occur near the mouth in many invertebrates and are used for feeding, grasping, etc
2.
any of the hairs on the leaf of an insectivorous plant that are used to capture prey
3.
something resembling a tentacle, esp in its ability to reach out or grasp
tentacle ten·ta·cle (těn’tə-kəl)
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
(těn’tə-kəl)
A narrow, flexible, unjointed part extending from the body of certain animals, such as an octopus, jellyfish, or sea anemone. Tentacles are used for feeling, grasping, or moving.
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