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ORCINUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Killer whales

Synonyms:

genus Orcinus; Orcinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Orcinus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Orcinus"):

grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf (predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas)

Holonyms ("Orcinus" is a member of...):

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)

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