tentacle
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/ˈtentəkl/
🇬🇧
/ˈtentəkl/
noun
R
A long, thin, flexible structure that comes out from the body of some animals, like squids and octopuses, and is used for touching, holding, moving, or catching food.
The octopus used its tentacles to grab the fish that swam by.
R
The far-reaching influence or control that a powerful group, organization, or place has over other areas or situations.
The tentacles of the media giant spread across the entertainment industry, affecting many aspects of it.
translation
A long, thin, flexible structure that comes out from the body of some animals, like squids and octopuses, and is used for touching, holding, moving, or catching food.; The far-reaching influence or control that a powerful group, organization, or place has over other areas or situations.
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Plural
tentacles