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Meaning of Orcus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɔːrkəs

Definitions

  1. The Etruscan and Roman god of the underworld.
    Roman
  2. A plutino and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet; sometimes referred to as the “anti-Pluto”. Its moon is Vanth.

Equivalents

Esperanto orko
Español orco Orcus
Français Orcus
Latina Orcus
Polski Orkus
Русский орк О́ркус

Examples

“Then ſhall our footmen lie within the trench, And with their Cannons mouth’d like Orcus gulfe Batter the wales, and we will enter in: And thus the Grecians ſhalbe conquered.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Orcutt ord Ord of Caithness orda Ordain Ordained

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