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tentacle vs outgrowth

outgrowth vs tentacle

tentacle and outgrowth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tentacle Yes No No No
outgrowth Yes No No No
As nouns, outgrowth is a hypernym of tentacle; that is, outgrowth is a word with a broader meaning than tentacle:
  • 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
  • outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Other hypernyms of tentacle include appendage, process.
tentacle (noun) outgrowth (noun)
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 a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold the gradual beginning or coming forth
a natural consequence of development
Difference between tentacle and outgrowth

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