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Prehensile vs Tentacle - What's the difference?

prehensile | tentacle |

As an adjective prehensile

is prehensile.

As a noun tentacle is

an elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.

prehensile

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
    • Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.

    Derived terms

    * prehensility

    Related terms

    * prehensive

    tentacle

    English

    (wikipedia tentacle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
  • * 1873, , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    • With one blow of the axe, Captain Nemo cut this formidable tentacle , that slid wriggling down the ladder.
  • * 1897,
    • The body was small, but fitted with two bunches of prehensile organs, like long tentacles , immediately under the mouth.
  • * 1936,
    • Surmounting this head were four slender grey stalks bearing flower-like appendages, whilst from its nether side dangled eight greenish antennae or tentacles .

    Derived terms

    * tentacular