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How to pronounce “tentacle”
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Pronunciation guide for tentacle
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tentacle with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Fantastically Weird World of Photosynthetic Sea Slugs
The jellyfish is nice because we can take a tentacle of a jellyfish
- Definition summary
- (zoology) An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
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How to pronounce tentacle
The Fantastically Weird World of Photosynthetic Sea Slugs
The jellyfish is nice because we can take a tentacle of a jellyfish
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tentacle”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (zoology) An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
- (botany) One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
- (figurative) An insidious reach or influence.
- (figurative) Something like a zoological limb.
- (UK, military, historical) An officer employed to drive out to troops and transmit back requests for support via a special radio link.
- [Verb]
- to move like a tentacle
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