Tentaculum

Tentaculum
Tentaculum Ten*tac"u*lum, n.; pl. {Tentacula}. [NL. See {Tentacle}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A tentacle. [1913 Webster]

2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair. [1913 Webster]


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  • ТЕНТАКУЛИТЫ — (ново лат. от tentaculum щупальце). Род окаменелых животно растений из вида щупальцевых или конусообразных трубочек. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. ТЕНТАКУЛИТЫ новолатинск., от tentaculum, щупальце …   Словарь иностранных слов русского языка

  • chondrichthian — /kon drik thee euhn/, n. any member of the class Chondrichthyes, comprising the cartilaginous fishes. [ < NL, equiv. to chondr CHONDR + Gk ichthýes (pl.) fish] * * * ▪ fish class Introduction class name  Chondrichthyes,  or  Selachii    any… …   Universalium

  • tentáculo — (Derivado del lat. temptare, palpar.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 ZOOLOGÍA Apéndice móvil y blando que tienen muchos moluscos, crustáceos y otros animales invertebrados y que les sirven para tocar y agarrar: ■ el pulpo se agarró a la roca con sus… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • tentacule — [ tɑ̃takyl ] n. m. • 1767; lat. mod. tentaculum, de tentare « tâter, palper » ♦ Zool. Appendice allongé et souple, servant généralement au tact et à la préhension (chez les infusoires, les vers, les mollusques). ♢ Cour. Bras des céphalopodes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • auditory tentacle — Tentaculocyst Ten*tac u*lo*cyst, n. [Tentaculum + cyst.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the auditory organs of certain medus[ae]; called also {auditory tentacle}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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