Meercock

Meercocks are a sapient species of tentacled creatures which use three-legged machines for locomotion. They physically resemble, and might in fact be the same species as the Martians which invaded Earth at the dawn of the 20th century.

Culture and society
Meercocks are ruled by a queen. Their technology includes means to disguise their appearance to take the form of other creatures.

History
In the past, primitive Meercocks have been visited by the Saldisians, who were worshiped by them as gods.

At some point prior to 1973, the Meercocks' world was destroyed and the survivors went to space in search of a new world to live.

Appearances

 * BBC Past Doctor Adventures novels, Verdigris, by Paul Magrs (2000)