killer whale

短语

n. [动]逆戟鲸,虎鲸

发音

US

词形变化

killer whales 复数 killer whales

别名

killer

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).

    杀人鲸

    逆戟鲸

    虎鲸

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

killer orca grampus sea wolf

上位词 1

dolphin

词源

Calque or mistranslation of Spanish asesina-ballenas (“whale killer”), referring to their tendency to hunt whales.

来源：wiktionary