The sea anemone catches small fish with its tentacles.
An octopus catches its prey with its tentacles.
A snail's tentacles have eyes on them.
He extended his hand in the darkness and felt for the wall.
The octopus's tentacles coiled around the food inside the jar.
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Compound of 触 (shoku, 'touch') and 手 (shu, 'hand'), literally 'touching hand'. The zoological sense is a semantic extension from the idea of a hand-like organ used for touching.