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tentaculum

tentaculum noun: a tentacle.

Noun

tentaculum (plural tentacula)

  1. (archaic) A tentacle.
  2. (archaic) A feeler or whisker.

Forms of tentaculum

pluraltentacula

Origin of tentaculum

From New Latin tentāculum. See the doublet tentacle.

Questions about tentaculum

What does tentaculum mean?
Tentaculum means a tentacle.
What part of speech is tentaculum?
Tentaculum is a noun.
What is the plural of tentaculum?
The plural of tentaculum is tentacula.

Words near tentaculum in the dictionary

  1. tentaculitid
  2. tentaculitids
  3. tentaculocyst
  4. tentaculocysts
  5. tentaculoid
  6. tentaculum
  7. tentadick
  8. tentadicks
  9. tentage
  10. tentages
  11. tentation

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