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Definition of Killer whale

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

Definition of Killer whale

1. Noun. A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Killer Whale

Literary usage of Killer whale

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

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1920)
""That 's the killer-whale," exclaimed Jud. "He 's the swiftest, fiercest brute that swims. I 've seen a pack of 'em kill a seventy-five-foot right whale, ..."

2. The Journal of American Folk-lore by American Folklore Society (1920)
"He made a model of a killer-whale out of balsam-wood, and tried it in the water. ... He sent the killer-whale out to attack them in the narrow channel. ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1899)
"Crests : killer whale, ts'Em'a's. TLG-A'IT (Gold Harbor ; Dawson : Skai-to, p. ... Crest : Ts'ilia'las (killer whale with raven wings). Skoa'tl'adas. ..."

4. The Social Organization and the Secret Societies of the Kwakiutl Indians by Franz Boas (1897)
"... yoar future killer whale will your future It will killer whale will ... Then they launched the killer whale nt their hunting ..."

5. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Several others, the orca or killer whale, sei whale, finback whale and long finned pilot whale, are occasionally seen, while some, like the sperm whale, ..."

6. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Although slightly paler underneath, the false killer whale's long, slender body is ... The false killer whale is very playful, gregarious and inquisitive. ..."

7. Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened by Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1895)
"They are safe from the killer-whale on land ... of the killer-whale; and it would be as true to say that they ..."

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