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Morlock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).

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noun

Meaning 2

A brutish troglodyte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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History

Etymology

Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895; possibly influenced by Morlach or Moloch.