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    ORCINUS ORCA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seasplay

    Synonyms:

    grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Orcinus orca" is a kind of...):

    dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

    Holonyms ("Orcinus orca" is a member of...):

    genus Orcinus; Orcinus (killer whales)

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