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orca.

A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈoɹkə/General-American/ˈɔːkə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin orca (“tun, cask; whale”), see there for more. Although the origin is obscure, the sometimes-cited association with orcus (“underworld”) is folk-etymology. Doublet of orc.

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