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tentacular

/tɛnˈtækjuːlə(ɹ)/

tentacular adjective: of, or pertaining to, tentacles.

Adjective

tentacular (comparative more tentacular, superlative most tentacular)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, tentacles.
  2. Resembling a tentacle or tentacles.

Forms of tentacular

comparativemore tentacular
superlativemost tentacular

Origin of tentacular

Borrowed from Latin tentāculāris. By surface analysis, tentacle + -ar.

Words formed from tentacular

Questions about tentacular

What does tentacular mean?
Tentacular means of, or pertaining to, tentacles.
What part of speech is tentacular?
Tentacular is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tentacular?
Tentacular is pronounced /tɛnˈtækjuːlə(ɹ)/.

Words near tentacular in the dictionary

  1. tentacleless
  2. tentaclelike
  3. tentacles
  4. tentacling
  5. tentacula
  6. tentacular
  7. tentaculate
  8. tentaculated
  9. tentaculiferous
  10. tentaculiform
  11. tentaculite

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