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tentacle

tentacle

Meaning of tentacle

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British English/ˈtɛntəkəl/
American English/ˈtɛntəkəl/
Russian transcription[ɕːuˈpalʲt͡sə]
tentacle
tentacle - щупальце
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tentacle with Russian translation

tentacle usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Осьминог обвил скалу щупальцем.

An octopus wrapped a tentacle around the rock.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она наблюдала, как медуза медленно двигает щупальцами.

She watched a jellyfish pulse its tentacles slowly.

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tentacle belongs to the topic "Sea Life". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

tentacleщупальце
playиграть
oceanокеан
groupгруппа
pairпара
cowкорова
eggяйцо

tentacle synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between tentacle / arm / antenna / limb / sucker / feeler

🇬🇧English
tentacle

A flexible, elongated limb on some sea animals used for feeling, grasping or feeding.

B1Often

The octopus wrapped a tentacle around the shell.

Осьминог обхватил раковину щупальцем.

🇬🇧English

A limb used for manipulation or movement; commonly refers to human or vertebrate limbs; sometimes used for cephalopod limbs.

B1Very Often

The diver reached out with his arm.

Дайвер протянул руку.

🇬🇧English

A paired sensory appendage on insects and other arthropods used for sensing the environment.

B1Often

The moth brushed its antennae against the leaf.

Мотылёк коснулся листа своими усиками.

🇬🇧English

A general term for an arm or leg of a person or animal; usually implies a major support or locomotor appendage.

B1Very Often

The walrus uses its limbs to haul onto the ice.

Морж использует свои конечности, чтобы выбраться на лёд.

S
🇬🇧English
sucker

A suction cup or disc used for gripping; on cephalopod tentacles, suckers are parts of the tentacle.

B1Often

The crab stuck to the rock with a sucker on the octopus's arm.

Краб прилип к скале присоской на щупальце осьминога.

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🇬🇧English
feeler

An informal term for a sensory appendage used for feeling the environment; equivalent to 'feeler' or 'antenna' in casual use.

B1Often

The lobster tested the water with its feelers.

Омар проверял воду своими щупальцами.

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How to pronounce tentacle and what this word means

tentacle translation: щупальце. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce tentacle

/ˈtɛntəkəl/

tentacle translation

щупальце

tentacle examples

An octopus wrapped a tentacle around the rock.

tentacle transcription

/ˈtɛntəkəl/, /ˈtɛntəkəl/

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tentacle meaning: what does it mean?

living beings sea life noun

tentacle pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

tentacle is pronounced as /ˈtɛntəkəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

tentacle definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

An octopus wrapped a tentacle around the rock. Translation: Осьминог обвил скалу щупальцем.

Is tentacle part of Sea Life vocabulary?

Yes, tentacle (щупальце) can be learned in the Sea Life topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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