tentacles

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Here you might spy a lion’s mane jellyfish, whose stinging tentacles have been known to grow more than 100 feet, longer than the length of a basketball court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Mr. Charles’s interest in alternatively abled people, or people who can do special things, that interest has long tentacles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Instead, it belongs to a group related to modern Nautilus, marine animals that have multiple tentacles and a distinctive external shell.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

"The monster itself is very Cthulhu-esque seaside horror - octopussy, tentacles, slimy, gross - that kind of thing."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The slimy thing oozed out to sea, dragging its tentacles behind it.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein