tentacles
Octopus grasping limbs
Tentacles are long, flexible limbs extending from the head or body of certain animals—octopuses, squid, jellyfish, snails.
They serve for grasping, sensing, or moving.
Figuratively, tentacles suggest far-reaching influence or control, often sinister: The corporation's tentacles extend into every sector of the economy.
The octopus wrapped its tentacles around the diver's arm.
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- krakenGiant squid of legend
nautilus · cephalopod · anemone · sucker · ink · beak · mantle · arms
Upper body limb
- limbJointed bodily projection
- feelersSensory touch organs
- pseudopodTemporary cellular projection
- extremityOutermost part or limit
protrusion · projection · sucker · grip · coil · writhe · grasp · curl
Extend to touch
- graspSeize or understand
- spreadTo distribute widely
- influencePower to affect others
- controlAuthority to direct
sprawl · network · expansion · infiltration · encroachment · grip · clutches · extend
Adapted for grasping
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- writhingTwisting the body convulsively
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- slitheringSmooth limbless locomotion
supple · undulating · curling · twisting · winding · snaking · grasping · constricting
Sensory touch organs
- suckerEasily fooled person
- chemoreceptionDetection of chemical stimuli
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- tactileOf the touching sense
sensitivity · receptors · perception · proprioception · grip · texture · neurons · contact
Being from outer space
- CthulhuFictional tentacled cosmic deity
- War of the WorldsFictional extraterrestrial invasion narrative
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- invasionForcible entry into territory
probe · creature · monster · abduction · otherworldly · cosmic horror · Lovecraft · hentai
octopus
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
kraken · nautilus · cephalopod · anemone · sucker · ink · beak · mantle · arms · deep sea
arm
Upper body limb
extremity · protrusion · projection · sucker · grip · coil · writhe · grasp · curl · extension
reach
Extend to touch
control · sprawl · network · expansion · infiltration · encroachment · grip · clutches · extend · pervasive
prehensile
Adapted for grasping
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- writhingTwisting the body convulsively
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
slithering · supple · undulating · curling · twisting · winding · snaking · grasping · constricting · reaching
feelers
Sensory touch organs
- suckerEasily fooled person
- chemoreceptionDetection of chemical stimuli
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
tactile · sensitivity · receptors · perception · proprioception · grip · texture · neurons · contact · exploration
extraterrestrial
Being from outer space
- CthulhuFictional tentacled cosmic deity
- War of the WorldsFictional extraterrestrial invasion narrative
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
invasion · probe · creature · monster · abduction · otherworldly · cosmic horror · Lovecraft · hentai · eldritch
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- appendagesfins, fin, flipper, flippers, tail
- creature partsdragon scales, dragon wings, mermaid tail, unicorn horn, vampire fangs
- cnidarianssea anemone, corals, stony coral, moon jelly, jellyfish
- marine anatomyfin, fins, gill, gills, mantle
- squidmantle, fins, beak, ink sac, eyes
tentaclesexoskeleton
External skeletal structure
shell · carapace · skeleton · bones · rigid body
- tentacle monsterMulti-limbed creature of terror
- sticky tentaclesGrasping limbs with suction
- squid tentacleCephalopod's grasping limb