"ork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ork (plural orks)
  1. Obsolete spelling of orc (“killer whale”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: orc (extra: killer whale)
    Sense id: en-ork-en-noun-20mh3lZk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: orks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ork (plural orks)
  1. (fantasy, mythology) Alternative spelling of orc. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: orc Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythology, Warhammer Related terms: ork-pop
    Sense id: en-ork-en-noun-SJ0Q0PXy Disambiguation of Warhammer: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 8 5 14 9 41 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 5 12 8 48 4 3 Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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