- TENTACLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: any of various long flexible structures that stick out usually around the head or mouth of an animal (as a jellyfish or sea anemone) and are used especially for feeling or grasping : something that resembles a tentacle especially in or as if in grasping or feeling out
- What are tentacles - and how do they differ to arms?
Tentacles are also a characteristic feature of jellyfish, sea cucumbers, anemones and other cnidarians, and are often armed with stinging cells that immobilise prey
- TENTACLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
The tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food, and for moving
- Tentacle | invertebrate anatomy | Britannica
The tentacles are long processes containing blood vessels and are continuous with the body cavity, or coelom Rows of very thin single-celled units called pinnules are found on the tentacles
- Tentacle - Wikiwand
Most forms of tentacles are used for grasping and feeding Many are sensory organs, variously receptive to touch, vision, or to the smell or taste of particular foods or threats
- Tentacles Definition - General Biology I Key Term | Fiveable
Tentacles are elongated, flexible appendages found in various organisms, particularly within the Phylum Cnidaria, where they serve crucial roles in feeding, locomotion, and sensory perception
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