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Ghoul vs Zombies - What's the difference?

ghoul | zombies |

As nouns the difference between ghoul and zombies

is that ghoul is (mythology|folklore) a spirit said to feed on corpses while zombies is .

ghoul

English

Alternative forms

* ghole

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mythology, folklore) A spirit said to feed on corpses.
  • * 1927 — , Pickman's Model
    • The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.
  • A graverobber
  • A person with an undue interest in death and corpses.

    • Derived terms

    * ghoulish

    Related terms

    * (graverobber) resurrection man, resurrectionist, body snatcher

    Descendants

    * Portuguese: (l)

    Anagrams

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    zombies

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
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