tentacled
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To the world’s grave danger, so does Titan X — a Lovecraftian tentacled behemoth whose emergence triggers Kong into a violent frenzy.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
The researchers are still working to describe dozens of Castle Bank fossils in greater detail, including the tube-dwelling tentacled creature and the animal that resembles a possible marine precursor to insects.
From Scientific American • May 10, 2023
Purrgil: Grogu spots large shadows of tentacled creatures outside his window while he and Din are traveling through hyperspace.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Yes, he receives a ghoulish — and many tentacled — comeuppance.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
Something was wrapped around the boat, some tentacled shadow.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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