orca

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈoɹkə

Definitions

A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

Equivalents

Españolorca orco urca

Françaisépaulard orque

DeutschKillerwal Mörderwal Schwertwal

28 more languages

Afrikaansmoordvis

العربيةحُوت قَاتِل

Българскикоса́тка

Catalàorca

Češtinakosatčí kosatka

Danskspækhugger

Ελληνικάόρκα

Esperantogranda orcino orko

Suomimiekkavalas

Gàidhligcana mada-chuain

Galegocandorca orca

Magyarkardszárnyú delfin

Íslenskaháhyrningur

Italianoorca

日本語さかまた鯱

한국어범고래

Kurdîcana

Latinaorca

Latviešuzobenvalis

Te Reo Māorimaki

Nederlandsorka zwaardwalvis

Polskimiecznik orka

Portuguêsorca

Русскийкасатка кит-уби́йца косатка

Svenskaspäckhuggare

ไทยวาฬเพชฌฆาต

Türkçekatil balina

Tiếng Việtcá hổ kình cá kình cá voi sát thủ

Examples

“In the summer, when the weather is calm and beautiful, large flocks of orcæ can be seen approaching the shallow places near the shore, or between the numerous islands of the White Sea. Several fishermen associate for hunting orcæ, each one furnishing a boat, and a large seine made of cords of the thickness of a finger, the meshes being 10½ inches square.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Orcadian Orcban orcein Orcel orcelite orcess

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