Tentacula

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tentaculum \Ten*tac"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Tentacula}. [NL. See
     {Tentacle}.]
     1. (Zool.) A tentacle.
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     2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth,


        or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be
        tactile organs; a tactile hair.
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