Definition of Tentecle
Ten"ta*cle (?), n. [NL. tentaculum,
from L. tentare to handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See
Tempt.] (Zoöl.) 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.
Ten"ta*cle (?), n. [NL. tentaculum,
from L. tentare to handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See
Tempt.] (Zoöl.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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