Complete Definition of "orca"

English
wikipedia
Image:Orca 2.jpg|thumb|Orca

Etymology
F. orque a sea monster, L. orca#Latin|orca, whale.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)k�|-��(r)k�

Noun
en-noun

  1. A sea mammal (scientific name: Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises.

Synonyms
grampus
killer whale

Translations
trans-top|Orcinus orca
Ainu: ������ (repun-kamuy)
Bulgarian: ко�а�ка (kosátka) f
Czech: kosatka f
Dutch: orka m, zwaardwalvis m
Faroese: bóghvítuhvalur m
Finnish: miekkavalas
French: épaulard m, orque f
German: Schwertwal m, Möderwal m, Killerwal m
Haida
:(Queen Charlotte Islands): skana, ska-ana
Hungarian: kardszárnyú delfin
Icelandic: háhyrningur m
Inuit (East Arctic): arluq
Italian: orca f
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Japanese: 鯱 (���, shachi), ���� (��, sakamata)
Korean: �고� (beomgorae)
Kwakiutl (Northern Vancouver Island): max'inux
Macedonian: ко�а�ка f
Neapolitan: ncroja f
Norwegian: spekkhogger m
Portuguese: #Portuguese|orca f
Russian: кo�а�ка (kosátka) f
Slovak: kosatka f
Spanish: orca f
Swedish: späckhuggare c (späckblubber, huggarechopper)
Yahgan (Tierra del Fuego): shamanaj
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Category:Mammals
Category:Whales


Hungarian

Etymology
A compound of orr and száj (orrszáj), transformed to orca during the centuries

Noun
orca

  1. face

Category:Hungarian nouns


Portuguese

Noun
orca f (p: orcas#Portuguese|orcas)

  1. #English|orca.

Synonyms
baleia-assassina

Category:Portuguese nouns
Category:pt:Mammals


Spanish

Noun
orca f

  1. orca#English|orca, killer whale.

Category:Spanish nouns
Category:es:Mammals

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