orca

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n. 逆戟鲸,类逆戟鲸,魔鬼,兽人

发音

US /ˈoɹkə/
CA
UK /ˈɔːkə/

词形变化

orcas 复数 orcas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    逆戟鲸

    虎鲸

    杀人鲸

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

killer grampus killer whale sea wolf

上位词 1

dolphin

相关短语

Southern resident orca

词源

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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