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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestentacules
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɑ̃.ta.kyl
"Les tentacules de la pieuvre sont très flexibles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, flexible appendage found in certain animals, such as octopuses and squids, used for grasping, feeling, or locomotion.
"The octopus extended its tentacles to explore the rocky crevices." - 2
Any similar structure in other organisms, such as the feeding appendages of certain invertebrates.
"The jellyfish's tentacles were laden with stinging cells."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'tentacle' originates from the Latin 'tentaculum', meaning 'to feel' or 'to touch', which is derived from 'tendere', meaning 'to stretch'. The term evolved in the 17th century to describe the elongated, flexible appendages of certain animals, particularly cephalopods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tentacles" is said worldwide
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tentacules
Transliteration: tɑ̃.ta.kyl
"Les tentacules de la pieuvre sont très flexibles."
Tentakeln
Transliteration: tɛnˈtaːkəl
"Die Tentakeln des Tintenfisches sind sehr beweglich."
tentacoli
Transliteration: tenˈtakoli
"I tentacoli della medusa erano pieni di cellule urticanti."
tentáculos
Transliteration: tenˈtakulos
"Los tentáculos del pulpo son muy hábiles."
tentáculos
Transliteration: tẽˈtakulus
"Os tentáculos da água-viva estavam cheios de células urticantes."
टेंटेकल
Transliteration: ṭeṇṭekal
"अक्टोपस के टेंटेकल बहुत लचीले होते हैं।"
触手
Transliteration: chù shǒu
"章鱼的触手非常灵活。"
촉수
Transliteration: chok-su
"문어의 촉수는 매우 유연하다."
触手
Transliteration: shokushu
"タコの触手は非常に柔軟です。"
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