"false killer whale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false killer whales [plural]
Etymology: From false + killer whale; so called for certain similarities to orcas (killer whales). Etymology templates: {{m|en|false}} false, {{m|en|killer whale}} killer whale Head templates: {{en-noun|head=false killer whale}} false killer whale (plural false killer whales)
  1. A dolphin of species Pseudorca crassidens, the sole species of genus Pseudorca and one of the larger dolphin species. Wikipedia link: false killer whale Categories (lifeform): Delphinids Translations (false killer whale): xiborgu [masculine] (Asturian)

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