noun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Syn: ↑killer, ↑orca, ↑grampus, ↑sea wolf, ↑Orcinus orca
• Hypernyms: ↑dolphin
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orcinus, ↑genus Orcinus
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noun, pl ⋯ whales [count]
: a black-and-white whale that kills and eats other animals (such as seals) — called also orca
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a black and white ↑whale that eats meat
See also: ↑orca
Useful english dictionary. 2012.