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Noun: killer whale  ki-lu(r) weyl
  1. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
    "A pod of killer whales surrounded the ice floe";
    - killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca

Derived forms: killer whales

Type of: dolphin

Part of: genus Orcinus, Orcinus

Encyclopedia: Killer whale