vangarm

Definitions of vangarm
  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
    synonyms: tentakel, vangdraad
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    type of:
    uitgroeisel, uitwas
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  2. noun
    a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
    synonyms: arm, tentakel
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    type of:
    extremiteit, extremiteiten, ledematen, lidmaat
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
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