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 Definitions of orcus  [ˈɔr kəs]  

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Definition of 'orcus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Orcus
the Roman god of the underworld; Dis.

2.  Orcus
the ancient Roman underworld.


Definition of 'orcus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Dis, Orcus
god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto


Definitions of 'orcus' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  orcus
another name for Hades, or the "World of the Dead"; also of the god of the nether world.



'orcus' - Nearby Entries  

or circuit  orcinus  orcinus orca  orcus  orczy  ordained  ordainer  



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