tentacle - any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion. feeler, antenna - one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste.
A term can be 5, 10, 20, or even 30 years. The coverage you can buy for life insurance without a physical exam can cover you up to certain policy amounts. This can be anywhere from $250,000 up to as much as $500,000, because these policy limitations vary greatly from company to company.
1 Term life insurance offers protection for a finite period of time (10 to 30 years), while permanent life insurance policies offer potential lifetime protection. 2  Permanent life insurance includes a cash value element and term life insurance does not. 3  Permanent life insurance typically costs more than term life insurance.