- tentaculum
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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tentaculum — a fibrous structure supporting the eye in Teleostomi corresponding to the optic pedicel, q.v., of Elasmobranchii … Dictionary of ichthyology
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Tentacula — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tentacul — TENTÁCUL, tentacule, s.n. Fiecare dintre apendicele mobile, nearticulate, musculoase şi sensibile ale unor animale (acvatice), care serveşte la pipăit, la apucat prada şi uneori la deplasare. – Din fr. tentacule, lat. tentaculum. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
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
