Definition of Orcinus orca

1. Noun. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.

Exact synonyms: Grampus, Killer, Killer Whale, Orca, Sea Wolf
Generic synonyms: Dolphin
Group relationships: Genus Orcinus, Orcinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orcinus Orca

Orbignya phalerata
Orbignya spesiosa
Orbison
Orcadian
Orcadians
Orchestia
Orchestiidae
Orchidaceae
Orchidales
Orchis mascula
Orchis papilionaceae
Orchis spectabilis
Orchomenos
Orchomenus
Orcinus
Orcinus orca (current term)
Orcus
Orczy
Ord
Ord kangaroo rat
Order of Australia
Order of Friars Minor
Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Order of the Purple Heart
Orders of Australia
Ordibehesht
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey map
Ordophone

Literary usage of Orcinus orca

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2002)
"... or killer whales - a term that has fallen out of favor with the politically (and taxonomically, as the scientific name, Orcinus orca, translates out to ..."

2. British Columbia by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"Orca & Porpoise Orca Orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whales, are not actually whales; rather, they're the largest member of the porpoise family. ..."

3. Labrador, the Country and the People by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1909)
"Common all along the Labrador coasts. 12. Orcinus orca Linn. Killer. Delphinus orca Linn. Syst. Nat., Ed. X, Vol. I, p. 77. 1758. Common on the east coast. ..."

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