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GENUS ORCINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Orcinus mean?
• GENUS ORCINUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ORCINUS has 1 sense:
1. killer whales
Familiarity information: GENUS ORCINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Killer whales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Orcinus; Orcinus
Hypernyms ("genus Orcinus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Orcinus"):
grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf (predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas)
Holonyms ("genus Orcinus" is a member of...):
Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)
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