(killer whale)

  • 11Killer whale attacks on humans — Killer whales (or orcas) are powerful predators capable of dispatching prey much larger than humans, such as leopard seals and great white sharks. They have also been recorded preying on usually terrestrial species such as moose swimming between… …

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  • 12killer whale — noun Date: 1884 a small gregarious toothed whale (Orcinus orca of the family Delphinidae) that is black with a white ventral side and white oval shaped patches behind the eyes and attains a length of 20 to 30 feet (6.1 to 9.1 meters) called also… …

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  • 13killer whale — type of predatory toothed whale that attacks dolphins and other whales (extremely intelligent and easy to train in captivity) …

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  • 14killer whale — noun a large toothed whale with distinctive black and white markings and a prominent dorsal fin. [Orcinus orca.] …

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  • 15killer whale — noun (C) a black and white whale that eats meat …

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  • 16killer whale — kill′er whale′ n. mam a large, predatory, black and white dolphin Orcinus orca[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85 …

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  • 17killer whale — noun A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises. Syn: orca …

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  • 18killer whale — /kɪlə ˈweɪl/ (say kiluh wayl) noun a swift, predacious, toothed cetacean, Orcinus orca, of worldwide distribution; orca; grampus …

  • 19False Killer Whale — Taxobox name = False Killer WhaleMSW3 Cetacea|id=14300078] status = DD status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. Pitman,… …

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  • 20Pygmy Killer Whale — Taxobox name = Pygmy Killer Whale status = DD status system = iucn2.3 image2 caption = Size comparison against an average human regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea subordo = Odontoceti familia = Delphinidae genus …

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