Meanings
proper noun
- Romanhuman sciencesThe Etruscan and Roman god of the underworld.
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.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene i - astronomyA plutino and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet; sometimes referred to as the “anti-Pluto”. Its moon is Vanth.
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proper nounA plutino and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet; sometimes referred to as the “anti-Pluto”. Its moon is Vanth.
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Origin
- LatinOrcus
- EnglishOrcus
From Latin Orcus. Doublet of ogre and orc.
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Chinese Mandarin 俄耳枯斯, 亡神星
- 俄耳枯斯 (É'ěrkūsī)god
- 亡神星 (Wángshénxīng)dwarf planet
Esperanto Orko, Orko
- Orkogod
- Orkodwarf planet
French Orcus, Orcus
- Orcusgod
- Orcusdwarf planet
Polish Orkus, Orkus
- Orkusgod
- Orkusdwarf planet
Russian О́ркус, Орк
- О́ркус (Órkus)god
- Орк (Ork)dwarf planet
Spanish orco, Orcus
- orcogod
- Orcusdwarf planet
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APA
Orcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orcus
MLA
“Orcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orcus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orcus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orcus.
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