"betentacled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: be- + tentacled Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|tentacled}} be- + tentacled Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} betentacled (not comparable)
  1. Adorned with tentacles. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-betentacled-en-adj-oWDBWs1M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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          "ref": "1998, Jerry Oltion, Where Sea Meets Sky, page 208",
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          "ref": "2009 April 8, Helen Brown, “Billy Ocean interview”, in The Telegraph",
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