"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
    Sense id: en-ork-en-noun-SJ0Q0PXy Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (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: 18 31 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 24 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 17 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 9 2 23 6 7 8 41 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 30 5 5 6 43 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 15 77 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'Warhammer 40,000 species': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ork-pop
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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