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killer whale

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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun see killer{2}.

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  • noun A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises.

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

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. orca

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. dolphin

variants (1)

Variants

  1. killer{2}

forms (1)

Forms

  1. false killer whale

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. Orca#Common names

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  • madmouth commented on the word killer whale

    there is footage of a couple of these playing tail volleyball with a half-dead sea lion cub for about half an hour.

    July 3, 2009

  • seanahan commented on the word killer whale

    link?

    July 3, 2009

  • madmouth commented on the word killer whale

    I saw it on the Planet Earth series or possibly Blue Planet (David Attenborough's mournful commentary, at any rate). I'll rifle through my files and try and get the exact episode.

    July 3, 2009