KILLER WHALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does killer whale mean? 

• KILLER WHALE (noun)
  The noun KILLER WHALE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KILLER WHALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KILLER WHALE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf

Hypernyms ("killer whale" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("killer whale" is a member of...):

genus Orcinus; Orcinus (killer whales)