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Sarlacc

Sarlacc proper noun: a fictional multi-tentacled beast known to dissolve its prey slowly, buried in a depression in the desert sands of the planet Tatooine.

Proper noun

the Sarlacc

  1. A fictional multi-tentacled beast known to dissolve its prey slowly, buried in a depression in the desert sands of the planet Tatooine.

Origin of Sarlacc

From the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi (1983).

Questions about Sarlacc

What does Sarlacc mean?
Sarlacc means a fictional multi-tentacled beast known to dissolve its prey slowly, buried in a depression in the desert sands of the planet Tatooine.
What part of speech is Sarlacc?
Sarlacc is a proper noun.

Words near Sarlacc in the dictionary

  1. Sarkozyists
  2. sarks
  3. sarky
  4. Sarla
  5. sarlac
  6. Sarlacc
  7. sarlacs
  8. sarlak
  9. sarlaks
  10. Sarlat
  11. Sarlat-la-Canéda

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