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- New Latin · borrowed fromtentāculum
- English todaytentacle
From New Latin tentāculum, from tentō. Doublet of tentaculum.
Words from the same roots
New Latintentāculum all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tentacle
Today it means: An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid. Full definition →
New Latin tentāculum