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tentacles

NOUN
appendage
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Tentacles near their heads were likely used to capture food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The episode concluded with hosts Ant and Dec telling Hancock the public had also voted him to take part in the next trial, The Tentacles of Terror.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

“Their Alternative Tentacles debut is by far the best solo album by any of the ex-DKs,” Biafra wrote at alternativetentacles.com.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Tentacles that contain stinging cnidocytes surround the mouth.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

I just talked to this girl—and I did okay—but the Tentacles are coiled and the pressure is rising, getting ready to pounce on me when I leave.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini



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