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tentacular

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /tɛnˈtækjuːlə(ɹ)/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or pertaining to, tentacles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Resembling a tentacle or tentacles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or resembling tentacles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tentō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -culum Latin tentāculum Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin tentāculārisbor. English tentacular Borrowed from Latin tentāculāris. By surface analysis, tentacle + -ar.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: chapadlový — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • French: tentaculaire — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • Galician: tentacular — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • Latin: tentāculāris — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • Occitan: tentacular — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • Polish: mackowaty — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • Romanian: tentacular — resembling a tentacle or tentacles
  • Spanish: tentacular — resembling a tentacle or tentacles