tentacle
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1. tentacle - Noun
2. tentacle - Verb
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A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion.
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Budding sites vary by species; from the tentacle bulbs, the manubrium (above the mouth), or the gonads of hydromedusae.
Brittle stars, crinoids and sea cucumbers in general do not have sensory organs but some burrowing sea cucumbers of the order Apodida have a single statocyst adjoining each radial nerve and some have an eyespot at the base of each tentacle.
All species also flick larger particles towards the mouth with a tentacle, and a few capture zooplankton (planktonic animals) by using their tentacles as cages.
As the tentacle that has grabbed him pulls him away, he yells "Help!" in French.
Fun to make is not one of them." citation Post-production To create the alien water tentacle, Cameron initially considered cel animation or a tentacle sculpted in clay and then animated via stop-motion techniques with water reflections projected onto it.
Often cited for creating the hentai and tentacle rape genres, it contains extreme depictions of violence and monster sex. citation It is notable for being the first depiction of tentacle sex on screen.