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ORCINUS ORCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orcinus orca mean?
• ORCINUS ORCA (noun)
The noun ORCINUS ORCA has 1 sense:
1. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Familiarity information: ORCINUS ORCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("Orcinus orca" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("Orcinus orca" is a member of...):
genus Orcinus; Orcinus (killer whales)
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