Etymology

Morlock

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Today it means: A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895). Full definition →

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

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