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orc

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"Fantasy creature"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɔɹk/Sorted corStarts with OEnds with C2 cluesCommon crossword word
1O2R3C

Definitions

  1. Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.

Word origin

From Middle French orque, Italian orca, and their source, Latin orca (“type of whale”). Doublet of orca.

Used in a sentence

  • The latter phenomenon is similar to the conceptual division seen in Ainu society between kimun-kamuy, the bear spirit of the mountains, and repun-kamuy, the orc or dolphin spirit of the sea.
  • Who at one stroke didst pare away three heads from off the shoulders of an Orke, begotten by an Incubus.
  • There was a flash like flame and the helm burst asunder. The orc fell with cloven head.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Fantasy creature3 letters
02Tolkien warrior3 letters

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