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Morlock.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

  2. A brutish troglodyte.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

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

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