orca

(Anglais)

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

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈoɹkə/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Latin orca (“tun, cask; whale”), see there for more. Although the origin is obscure, the sometimes-cited association with orcus (“underworld”) is folk-etymology. Doublet of orc.

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orcinus orca

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