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orcas

orcas is the plural of orca.

Meaning of orca

Noun

orca (plural orcas or orca)

  1. A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
    • In the summer, when the weather is calm and beautiful, large flocks of orcæ can be seen approaching the shallow places near the shore, or between the numerous islands of the White Sea. Several fishermen associate for hunting orcæ, each one furnishing a boat, and a large seine made of cords of the...1876, Alexander Schultz, “Account of the Fisheries and Seal-Hunting in the White Sea, the Arctic Ocean, and the Caspian Sea”, in United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part III. Report of...

Phrases with orcas

Questions about orcas

What is orcas the plural of?
Orcas is the plural of orca.

Words near orcas in the dictionary

  1. orca
  2. Orcadian
  3. Orcadians
  4. Orcagnesque
  5. orcalike
  6. orcas
  7. Orcban
  8. orcein
  9. orceins
  10. Orcel
  11. orcelite

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