tentacule

Definitions of tentacule
  1. noun
    slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
    synonyms: antenne
  2. 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:
    antenne
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
    antenne
    slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
    type of:
    excroissance, proéminence
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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