Whale Killer

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• Killer whale — Orca redirects here. For other uses, see Orca (disambiguation). Killer whale[1] …   Wikipedia

• killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, esp. the black and white Orcinus orca, found in all seas. [1880 85] * * * or orca A species (Orcinus orca) of toothed whale found in all seas from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Largest of the dolphins, the male… …   Universalium

• whale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cetacean; finback; blue, humpback, killer, sperm, sulphur bottom, or right whale; orca, rorqual, narwhal, blackfish, dolphin, porpoise, grampus; Moby Dick; informal, whopper. See size, animal. II… …   English dictionary for students

• killer whale — noun predatory black and white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas • Syn: ↑killer, ↑orca, ↑grampus, ↑sea wolf, ↑Orcinus orca • Hypernyms: ↑dolphin • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• whale — whale1 /hwayl, wayl/, n., pl. whales, (esp. collectively) whale, v., whaled, whaling. n. 1. any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs… …   Universalium

• killer whale — daugiapelekis delfinas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Orcinus orca angl. common killer whale; killer whale; orca; sword fish; sword grampus vok. Mörderdelphin; Schwertwal rus. косатка pranc. orque;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

• Killer whale attacks on humans — Killer whales (or orcas) are powerful predators capable of dispatching prey much larger than humans, such as leopard seals and great white sharks. They have also been recorded preying on usually terrestrial species such as moose swimming between… …   Wikipedia

• Whale shogi — (鯨将棋 kujira shōgi) is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess). It is not, however, Japanese: it was invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger of the United States in 1981. The game is similar to Judkins shogi, but with more pieces, and all the pieces …   Wikipedia

• Whale watching in Sydney — is a popular past time in the winter and spring. There are a number of different migration and whale seasonsHumpback MigrationThe Humpback Whale Migration passing Sydney takes place between April and December each year. The season is split into… …   Wikipedia

• Whale Adventure — is a 1960 children s book by the Canadian born American author Willard Price featuring his Adventure series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt.The novel depicts Hal and Roger s journey on a whaling ship with anachronistic, nineteenth century features …   Wikipedia

• killer whale — Killer Kill er, n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus {Orca}, of which several species are known; called also {killer whale}. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English