"Morlock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Morlocks [plural]
Etymology: Author's coinage; possibly influenced by Morlach or Moloch. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Morlock (plural Morlocks)
  1. (literature) A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895). Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-Morlock-en-noun-dHvvAFkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: literature, media, publishing
  2. (by extension) A brutish troglodyte. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Morlock-en-noun-nOZcHavS

Inflected forms

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