"ork" meaning in English

See ork in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: orks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ork (plural orks)
  1. Obsolete form of orc (“killer whale”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: orc (extra: killer whale)
    Sense id: en-ork-en-noun-dCp07ASB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 19 39
  2. (fantasy, mythology) Alternative spelling of orc. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: orc Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythology
    Sense id: en-ork-en-noun-SJ0Q0PXy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 19 39 Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. (specific to Warhammer 40,000, science fiction) A species of aggressive, fungal humanoid alien, corresponding to the orcs in other fantasy works. Categories (topical): Warhammer Translations (Warhammer 40,000 species): орк (ork) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ork-en-noun-YG4o-mJs Disambiguation of Warhammer: 21 31 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 14 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 19 39 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'Warhammer 40,000 species': 23 14 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ork-pop

Inflected forms

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