Word info

Morlock

Noun

Meaning

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

(by extension) A brutish troglodyte.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

He later briefly finds himself in 635,427,810 with toxic clouds and a world laid waste (presumably by the Morlocks) with devastation and Morlock artifacts stretching out to the horizon. Source: Internet

Booted off the ice for bad behavior, McCoy said, Morlock went into a locker room and assaulted a younger player. Source: Internet

These were murderous former Morlocks who planned to slaughter 100 humans for every Morlock killed during the Mutant Massacre. Source: Internet

Fortunately, Colossus was healed with the combined efforts of Rogue and the Morlock named Healer, and Caliban called off the wedding when he realized it would make Kitty unhappy. Source: Internet

Morlock is the first of the five soldiers to go to a legal hearing. Source: Internet

In the former, he discovers that he cannot enter any period in time he has already visited, forcing him to travel into the further future, where he finds love with a woman whose race evolved from Morlock stock. Source: Internet

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