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Bookmark or Share- Squid | Definition, Order, Tentacles, Food, & Facts | BritannicaSquids have elongated tubular bodies and short compact heads. Two of the 10 arms have developed into long slender tentacles with expanded ends and four rows of suckers with toothed, horny rings. The body of most squids is strengthened by a feathery-shaped internal shell composed of a horny material.
- Tentacle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : any of various elongate flexible usually tactile or prehensile processes borne by invertebrate animals chiefly on the head or about the mouth. 2. : something that resembles a tentacle especially in or as if in grasping or feeling out. corruption spreading its tentacles. 3. : a sensitive hair or emergence on a plant (such as the sundew)
- Arms vs. Tentacles | Science and the SeaA tentacle has suckers only at its end, which is usually wide and heavy. Each arm of an octopus contains its own brain. That means the arm can operate on its own, or it can be controlled by the central brain. An octopus uses its arms to build its own housing and to climb in and out of shells and other objects.
- Tentacle - Definition of Tentacle - ThoughtCoDefinition. When used in a zoological context, the term tentacle refers to a slender, elongated, flexible organ that grows near the mouth of an animal. Tentacles are most common in invertebrates, although they are present in some vertebrates as well.
- Cephalopods: Facts about octopus, squid, nautilus and morepublished 13 October 2021. Cephalopods are often characterized by their tentacles, creative camouflage, inky getaways and impressive feats of intelligence. Cephalopods are a group of marine...
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