Orcus
Americannoun
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the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
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the ancient Roman underworld; Hades; Dis.
noun
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The sightings were treated as suspicious by the U.K. military, which deployed teams with drone-jamming equipment to the bases, including the Orcus antidrone system, which can remotely take control of an enemy drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some say Orcinus means “of the kingdom of the dead,” a reference to Orcus, a Roman god of the underworld.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Pluto is the most famous such object, but the Webb could help bring out of obscurity the dwarf planets Haumea, Makemake, Orcus and Sedna.
From Washington Post
He was King of the Dead—not Death himself, whom the Greeks called Thanatos and the Romans, Orcus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
‘I see here you are a legacy, a descendant of Orcus.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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