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killer whale

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US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪlɚ ˈhweɪl/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
kill•er whale /ˈkɪlɚ ˈhweɪl/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa large, black-and-white whale that feeds chiefly on fish.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kill′er whale′, 
  1. Mammalsany of several predatory dolphins, esp. the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
killer whale n
  1. a predatory black-and-white toothed whale, Orcinus orca, with a large erect dorsal fin, most common in cold seas: family Delphinidae
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