Meanings
adjectivetentacular (comparative more tentacular, superlative most tentacular)
comparative more tentacular · superlative most tentacular
- Of, or pertaining to, tentacles.
- Resembling a tentacle or tentacles.
Origin
- Latintentō
- Latintentāculum
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latintentāculāris
- Englishtentacular
Borrowed from Latin tentāculāris. By surface analysis, tentacle + -ar.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech chapadlový
- chapadlovýresembling a tentacle or tentacles
French tentaculaire
- tentaculaireresembling a tentacle or tentacles
Latin tentāculāris
- tentāculārisresembling a tentacle or tentacles
Polish mackowaty
- mackowatyresembling a tentacle or tentacles
Romanian tentacular
- tentacularresembling a tentacle or tentacles
Spanish tentacular
- tentacularresembling a tentacle or tentacles
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APA
tentacular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tentacular
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“tentacular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tentacular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tentacular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tentacular.
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