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  1. 1. n. A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion Source: wordnet
  4. 4. A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion. Tentacle sheath (Zoöl.), a sheathlike structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks. Source: webster
  5. 5. A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched,proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals,being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion. Tentaclesheath (Zoöl.), a sheathlike structure around the base of thetentacles of many mollusks. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold n. any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion Source: ecdict

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