orca
25
3.4
- noun
- /ˈɔrkə/
:
orca
- You wrote, "There is really no reason to believe that an orca would not eat a human."
- orca whale
- killer orca
This is and and she is now it's a female orca.
- This is and and she is now it's a female orca.
- But yeah, sending them to so, so, so here was a an orca by the name of Keiko in a swimming pool in Mexico.
- And then a bunch of his orca friends started wearing salmon on their heads as like a hat.
- If you've seen the footage of the orcas playing with the sea lions on the beach, hunting them, he was the first guy to shoot that.
- But I looked up blue whale whales that that have teeth Orca orcas, orcas are are dolphins, right?
- So I'm swimming, avoiding jellyfish and now orcas.
- Like there was life before swimming was wells, and now there's life after orcas.
Examples
-
While watching from the boat, we were thrilled to see an orca breach the surface of the water.
-
Iceberg swims alongside another large orca, thought to be the pod's matriarch.
Blog text (11) -
There is no reason to believe that an orca would not eat a dog.
Blog text (3) -
The thread about the young orca rescued is getting a lot of views.
Blog text (7) -
And then seeing orcas in California is pretty rare according to these folks who go out to this area.
-
The orca, or killer whale,is the king of the ocean.
-
They're out there one day and they encounter an orca eating a seal.
-
Last week, in the small town of La Pedrera, Uruguay, a dead orca washed onto the beach.
Blog text (17) -
Many leucistic animals have been found, including penguins, orcas, alligators, snakes, birds, axolotls, and lions.
Blog text (7) -
The documentary highlighted how the orca works together with its pod to hunt for fish.
Synonyms
809
1.0
A very large sea animal with a blowhole for breathing
38
2.2
A large black-and-white whale that hunts other animals
20
3.2
A large black and white whale with teeth that hunts other sea animals
3
7.9
A large animal that lives in the sea, like a whale or dolphin
1
5.0
A whale that has teeth and eats fish or squid, like dolphins and porpoises
1
6.0
A large black-and-white whale with teeth and a tall fin that hunts in groups
1
8.7
A medium-sized black and grey whale that hunts in groups
A large black-and-white whale that hunts other sea animals like seals and fish
A large whale or dolphin like an orca that hunts in cold seas
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.0
A large black-and-white whale with teeth and a tall fin that hunts in groups
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Orca comes from the Latin word orca, which meant a large sea animal or 'sea monster' and later 'whale'. So, calling the black-and-white killer whale an orca connects to that old idea of a big, powerful sea animal.