1. plural of moloch: a spiny lizard native to Australia
Usage: zoological
2. plural of moloch: something that demands costly sacrifice
Usage: figurative; literary

Examples

• The molochs camouflaged perfectly against the desert rocks.
• These spiny molochs can drink water through their skin.
• The documentary featured several molochs in their natural habitat.
• Corporate greed became one of the molochs of modern society.
• War and poverty are molochs that consume countless lives.
• The activists protested against the industrial molochs destroying the environment.