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orca

Noun

or=ca

WORDNET DICTIONARY

orca(n = noun.animal) grampus, killer, killer whale, orcinus orca, sea wolf - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas; Array

is a kind of dolphin

is a member of genus orcinus, orcinus

orca, prop. n.

The killer whale (Orcinus orca). [PJC]

orca, n.
1 any of various whales, esp. the killer whale.
2 any other large sea-animal or monster.

Etymology

F orque or L orca a kind of whale

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