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Orcinus

noun

killer whales

• Syn: ↑genus Orcinus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Delphinidae, ↑family Delphinidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑killer whale, ↑killer, ↑orca, ↑grampus, ↑sea wolf, ↑Orcinus orca

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\\ȯ(r)ˈsīnəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin orca, a whale + -inus -ine — more at orc

: the genus consisting of the killer whale

Useful english dictionary. 2012.