orca

Signification (English)

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

Concepts

baleine assassine

baleine tueuse

epaulard

orque épaulard

orcinus orca

Synonyms

Orcinus orca

orca whale

shamoo

orca killer whale

Fréquence

33k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈoɹkə/
Étymologie (English)

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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