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nounthe killer whale, Orcinus orca. Origin of orca1865–70; <New Latin, Latin; see orc Words nearby orcaorbitotomy, Orbivirus, orb weaver, orby, orc, orca, Orcadian, Orcagna, orcein, orch., orchard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orcaWhy did Tilikum, the highly intelligent, 12,000 pound Orca, kill his trainer? ‘Blackfish’ Director: Killer Whales Don’t Belong in Captivity|Gabriela Cowperthwaite|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST But he's right to assert the GOP's problem is deeper than ORCA and social media. GOP Revival Requires More than Hashtags|Justin Green|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST But one new fashion site uses just that—an orca whale—to model its clothes. Fashion’s a Zoo: Meet ‘Wear This to That’|Isabel Wilkinson|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST But on Tuesday, it became clear that the deployment of Orca was doing more harm than good. The Romney Campaign’s Ground Game Fiasco|Eli Lake, Daniel Klaidman, Ben Jacobs|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He acknowledged that Orca crashed in the morning on Election Day. The Romney Campaign’s Ground Game Fiasco|Eli Lake, Daniel Klaidman, Ben Jacobs|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST In his drunkenness he grew merry, and when Ramiro del' Orca grew merry men crossed themselves and betook them to their prayers. The Shame of Motley|Raphael Sabatini His name was Ramiro del' Orca, and throughout the Papal army it stood synonymous for masterfulness and grim brutality. The Shame of Motley|Raphael Sabatini The orca darted in to see what he was doing, but he drew up the dripping coat before she could seize it. Neighbors Unknown|Charles G. D. Roberts A truly terrible toothed whale is the large porpoise called the killer (known to zoologists as Orca gladiator). More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester Quillan stood near the center of the office, Ryter and Orca a dozen feet from him on either side. Lion Loose|James H. Schmitz
British Dictionary definitions for orca
noun plural orcas or orcaWord Origin for orcaC20: Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to orcamammal, porpoise, whale, grampus, narwal, dolphin, beluga, whopper, cetacean, baleen, finback, rorqual, cete, ceta, orc, sei |