noun · rare

orca

orca · orcas · orca

косатка

кит-убийца, касатка, косатка

Schwertwal, Killerwal, Mörderwal

A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whaleA sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

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UK/ˈɔːkə/US/ˈoɹkə/

» Another orca attacked a yacht in completely different waters.

Meaning

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A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
Schwertwal, Mörderwal, Killerwal
коса́ткаkosátka, каса́ткаkasátka, кит-уби́йцаkit-ubíjca
коса́ткаkosátka

More definitions

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

Examples

5 sentences

Another orca attacked a yacht in completely different waters.
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The orca is one of the largest predators in the ocean.
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The orcas are orca-nizing.
deDie Orcas orca-nisieren sich. — shekitten
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The orca caught a seal.
ruКосатка поймала тюленя. — marafon
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Red tuna is one of the preferred prey of the Iberian orca.
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Translations

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin orca (“tun, cask; whale”), see there for more. Although the o

Learned borrowing from Latin orca (“tun, cask; whale”), see there for more. Although the origin is obscure, the sometimes-cited association with orcus (“underworld”) is folk-etymology. Doublet of orc.

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