"orcess" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: orcesses [plural]
Etymology: From orc + -ess. Piecewise doublet of ogress. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|orc|ess<id:female>}} orc + -ess, {{piecewise doublet|en|ogress}} Piecewise doublet of ogress Head templates: {{en-noun}} orcess (plural orcesses)
  1. (fantasy, mythology) A female orc. Synonyms: she-orc Coordinate_terms: goblette, trolless Translations (female orc): orque [feminine] (French), орки́ня (orkínja) (Russian), орчица (orčica) (Russian), оркесса (orkessa) (Russian), орчиха (orčixa) (Russian), орчанка (orčanka) (Russian), орки́ня (orkýnja) (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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