tentáculo

Definitions of tentáculo
  1. noun
    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
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    types:
    antena
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
    barbillón
    slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
  2. noun
    something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
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    type of:
    apretón, asimiento, control, dominio
    an intellectual hold or understanding
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