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Meaning of "tentaculum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TENTACULUM

tentaculum  [tɛnˈtækjʊləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENTACULUM

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Tentaculum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENTACULUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tentaculum

Tentacle

In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, elongated organ present in some species of animals, most of them invertebrates. In animal anatomy tentacles usually occur in one or more pairs. Anatomically, the tentacles of animals work mainly like muscular hydrostats. 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. Examples of such tentacles are the "eye stalks" of various kinds of snails. Some kinds of tentacles have both sensory and manipulatory functions. The word tentillum literally means "little tentacle". However, irrespective of size, it usually refers to a side branch of a larger tentacle. In some cases such tentilla are specialised for particular functions; for example, in the Cnidaria tentilla usually bear cnidocytes, whereas in the Ctenophora they usually bear collocytes.

Definition of tentaculum in the English dictionary

The definition of tentaculum in the dictionary is a tentacle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENTACULUM


baculum
ˈbækjʊləm
cubiculum
kjuːˈbɪkjʊləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
diverticulum
ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊləm
gubernaculum
ˌɡjuːbəˈnækjʊləm
hibernaculum
ˌhaɪbəˈnækjʊləm
inoculum
ɪˈnɒkjʊləm
operculum
əʊˈpɜːkjʊləm
osculum
ˈɒskjʊləm
reticulum
rɪˈtɪkjʊləm
retinaculum
ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm
saeculum
ˈsaɪkjʊləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
supernaculum
ˌsuːpəˈnækjʊləm
sustentaculum
ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊləm
tenaculum
tɪˈnækjʊləm
tuberculum
tjʊˈbɜːkjʊləm
Tusculum
ˈtʌskjʊləm
umbraculum
ʌmˈbrækjʊləm
vibraculum
vaɪˈbrækjʊləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENTACULUM

tent stitch
tent trailer
tentacle
tentacle-like
tentacled
tentacular
tentaculate
tentaculiferous
tentaculite
tentaculoid
tentage
tentation
tentative
tentatively
tentativeness
tented
tented arch
tenter
tenterhook
tenterhooks

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENTACULUM

acetabulum
alternative curriculum
animalculum
Basic Curriculum
core curriculum
corniculum
endoplasmic reticulum
frenulum
furculum
infundibulum
Janiculum
National Curriculum
pendulum
receptaculum
seculum
spiculum
suboperculum
vasculum
vestibulum
vinculum

Synonyms and antonyms of tentaculum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tentaculum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENTACULUM

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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentacule
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Tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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Tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
70 millions of speakers

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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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Translator English - Romanian

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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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tentaculum
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Translator English - Norwegian

tentaculum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tentaculum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENTACULUM»

The term «tentaculum» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.155 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENTACULUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tentaculum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENTACULUM»

Discover the use of tentaculum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tentaculum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of ...
verging lines about the bulb are intended to represent the creases made in the surface when it is thus pinched up by the tentaculum. plate 7. Fig. 31. — The stage subsequent to f. 28b — a. The proboscis shortened and the disk now developed ...
Elliott Society of Natural History, Elliott society of natural history, Charleston, S.C., 1859
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Proceedings
verging lines about the bulb are intended to represent the creases made in the surface when it is thus pinched up by the tentaculum. PLATE 7. Fig. 31.—The stage subsequent to f. QQh-a. The proboscis shortened and the disk now developed.
Elliott Society of Science & Art, Charleston, S.C., 1859
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Proceedings
verging lines about the bulb are intended to represent the creases made in the surface when it is thus pinched up by the tentaculum/ PLatE 7. Fig. 31. — The stage subsequent to f. 28b — a. The proboscis shortened and the disk now ...
Elliott Society of Science & Art, 1859
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Travels in the Two Sicilies, and some parts of the ...
cut the tentaculum off at the root, and view it with the microscope in a horizontal position, we shall perceive that this orifice is the extremity of a canal, which runs from the bottom to the top of the tentaculum, and enters into the body of the animal ...
Lazzaro Spallanzani, 1798
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Travels in the two Sicilies
I ( 30! l , cut the tentaculum ofi' at the root, and view it with the microscope in a horizontal position, we shall perceive that this orisice is the extremity of a canal, which runs from the bottom to the top of the tentaculum, and enters into the body of ...
Lazzaro Spallanzani, 1798
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Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of ...
verging lines about the bulb are intended to represent the creases made in the surface when it is thus pinched up by the tentaculum. PLATE 7. Fig. 31.—The stage subsequent to f. 28b—a. disk now developed. Seen in profile. Fig. 32.—A view ...
Elliott Society of Natural History (Charleston, SC), 1859
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THE RECORD OF ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE 1866
Oculi minuti, arcum fingentes ; palpi trausversi ; tentaculum ; antennae 2 ; segmentum buceale supenic obsoletum ; cirri tentaculares 2 ; maxilla semilunaris , postice truncata, acie edentata ; papilla: pharyngis 11-12 ; setae falcigerae articulis ...
‎1867
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The record of zoological literature
Oculi minuti, arcum fingentes ; palpi transversi; tentaculum; antennae 2; segmentum buccale superne obsoletum; cirri tentaculares 2; maxilla semilunaris, postice truncata, acie edentata; papillae pharyngis 11—12; setie falcigerae articulis ...
‎1867
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A Natural History of the Crinoidea, Or Lily-shaped Animals: ...
In this individual, the tentaculum arises from the arm-joint on the right-hand side of the scapula, and from its left side; whereas in the case where the first finger sends it off, it arises from the [righthand side of the joint over the left division of the  ...
John Sebastian Miller, 1821
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Compendium de plantis omnibus, una cum earum iconibus de ...
In this individual, the tentaculum arises from the arm-joint on the right-hand side of the scapula, and from its left side; whereas in the case where the first finger sends it off, it arises from the right- hand side of the joint over the left division of the ...
Petr. Andreas Matthioli, 1821

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENTACULUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tentaculum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Freaky New Ghostshark ID'd Off California Coast
... intriguing feature of the newly described species, Hydrolagus melanophasma, is a presumed sexual organ that extends from its forehead called a tentaculum. «Wired News, Sep 09»
2
Egy kígyó bámulatos zsákmányszerző trükkje
A kicsi, 50-90 centiméteres, édes- és sós vízben egyaránt megtalálható, mérges tapogatós kígyó (Erpeton tentaculum) rendkívül szokatlan módszerrel fogja el ... «Origo, Jun 09»
3
Naming a new species is tricky business
The bamboo coral Isidella tentaculum finally rolled of the presses over the holidays. I can finally speak the name aloud. DSN debuted the video of the actual ... «Deep-Sea News, Jan 09»

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