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SEA WOLF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Synonyms:
grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sea wolf" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("sea wolf" is a member of...):
genus Orcinus; Orcinus (killer whales)