Definitions for orcaˈɔr kə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•caˈɔr kə(n.)(pl.)-cas.
Category: Mammals
Ref: killer whale.
Origin of orca:
1865–70; < NL, L
Princeton's WordNet
killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca(noun)
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Wiktionary
orca(Noun)
A sea mammal (scientific name: Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
Origin: From orca.
Translations for orca
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
killer whale(noun)
a black and white whale.
- moordvisAfrikaans
- الحوت الأبيَض والأسْوَدArabic
- косаткаBulgarian
- baleia assassinaPortuguese (BR)
- kosatkaCzech
- der KillerwalGerman
- dræberhvalDanish
- όρκα, φάλαινα-δολοφόνοςGreek
- orcaSpanish
- tapjavaalEstonian
- وال کشندهFarsi
- miekkavalasFinnish
- épaulardFrench
- לִוויָתָןHebrew
- काला एवं सफेद ह्वेलHindi
- kit ubojicaCroatian
- kardszárnyú delfinHungarian
- ikan paus pembunuhIndonesian
- balenaItalian
- しゃちJapanese
- 범고래Korean
- dalginis delfinasLithuanian
- plēsoņdelfīnsLatvian
- hitam dan putih ikan pausMalay
- orka, zwaardwalvisDutch
- spekkhoggerNorwegian
- orkaPolish
- косаткаRussian
- kosatka draváSlovak
- kit orkaSlovenian
- kit ubicaSerbian
- späckhuggareSwedish
- ปลาวาฬเพชรฆาตThai
- katil balinaTurkish
- 逆戟鯨, 虎鯨，殺人鯨Chinese (Trad.)
- дельфін-косаткаUkrainian
- ایک قسم کی کالی اور سفید وہیلUrdu
- cá heoVietnamese
- 逆戟鲸，虎鲸Chinese (Simp.)
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