captaculum

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captaculum (noun; plural captacula; Latin captare, to snatch at, catch): (Mollusca: Scaphopoda) One of numerous slender retractile tentacles with sucker-like tips, arising from the dorsal surface of the head; used in gathering foraminifera and very small mollusks.