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or·ca  (ôrk)
n.
See killer whale.
[Latin rca, whale, probably alteration (probably influenced by rca, vessel) of Greek orux, orug-, pickax, a kind of large fish or whale, perhaps from orussein, to dig.]
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Noun1.orca - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal finorca - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
grampus, killer whale, Orcinus orca, sea wolf, killer
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
genus Orcinus, Orcinus - killer whales
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