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killer whale
noun
- any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
killer whale
noun
- a predatory black-and-white toothed whale, Orcinus orca, with a large erect dorsal fin, most common in cold seas: family Delphinidae Also calledkillergrampusorc
Word History and Origins
Origin of killer whale1
Example Sentences
However, unlike resident killer whales, Bigg’s killer whales live in smaller social groups, usually consisting of just the mother and her offspring.
The post These killer whales go through menopause appeared first on Popular Science.
One explanation may dive deep into the evolutionary past of killer whales—it is possible menopause evolved in an ancient common ancestor of both Bigg’s and resident killer whales.
“This is a really interesting study that shows the inner workings of the social lives of killer whales in a level of detail that we don’t usually have access to,” wrote Samarra, who was not involved in the research.
The Southern Resident killer whales still come by, and sure, people get excited about one here and a couple there, and every so often they all come together, but it’s not like it used to be.
On February 24, 2010, Dawn Brancheau, a top SeaWorld trainer was killed by Tilikum, a 12,000 pound killer whale.
Even more astounding is that no killer whale has ever killed a human being in the wild.
When she wore a black-and-white striped dress, the Internet cruelly compared her to a Killer Whale.
The Killer Whale was often used as a family emblem or crest and as a source from which personal names were derived.
Stranded pygmy killer whales can be clearly distinguished from both the false killer whale and the many-toothed blackfish.
Many-toothed blackfish may be confused with either the false killer whale or the pygmy killer whale.
The lower part was carved with a killer whale, and the human being stood upon the whale.
He said, “This is going to be the white-mouthed killer whale.”
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