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appendage vs tentacle

tentacle vs appendage

appendage and tentacle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appendage Yes No No No
tentacle Yes No No No
As nouns, tentacle is a hyponym of appendage; that is, tentacle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • tentacle: any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
appendage (noun) tentacle (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
an external body part that projects from the body something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Difference between appendage and tentacle

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