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tentacle

/ˈtɛntəkəl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
  2. One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
  3. An insidious reach or influence.

Etymology / origin

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