tentacle
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 触须,触手,触角
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 借自 ←新拉丁语 tentāculum
词源说明
From New Latin tentāculum, from tentō. Doublet of tentaculum.
释义(英文)
名词 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.
动词 Verb
- To move like a tentacle