See killer whale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Of this whale, little is known to the Nantucketer, and nothing at all to the professed naturalist. From what I have seen of him at a distance, I should say that he was about the bigness of a grampus. He is very savage - a sort of Feegee fish. He sometimes takes the great Folio whales by the lip and hangs there like a leech until the mighty brute is worried to death. The killer is never hunted. I have never heard what sort of oil he has. Exception might be taken to the name of this whale, on the grounds of its indistinctness. For we are all killers on land and on sea; Bonaparts and sharks included.",
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"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "háhyrningur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "vagnhvalr"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"lang_code": "io",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "orko"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "paus pembunuh"
},
{
"code": "ik",
"lang": "Inupiaq",
"lang_code": "ik",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "aaġlu"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "orca"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "sakamata",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "さかまた"
},
{
"alt": "しゃち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "shachi",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "鯱"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"lang_code": "kk",
"roman": "kosatka",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "косатка"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "beomgorae",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "범고래"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "Orka"
},
{
"code": "lut",
"lang": "Lushootseed",
"lang_code": "lut",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "qal'qaləχʷič"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "maki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "kākahi"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "hiusak devmāsā",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "हिंसक देवमासा"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "ŏrkā",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ऑर्का"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"lang_code": "nap",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ncroja"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spekkhogger"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spekkhugger"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "staurhval"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "vagnhval"
},
{
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"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "spekkhoggar"
},
{
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"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "staurkval"
},
{
"code": "nn",
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"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "vagn"
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"lang_code": "non",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
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"lang_code": "non",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vögn"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "nahang-e qâtel",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "نهنگ قاتل"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "orka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "baleia-assassina"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "orca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kosátka",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "коса́тка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kasátka",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "каса́тка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "kit-ubíjca",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кит-уби́йца"
},
{
"code": "sjd",
"lang": "Kildin Sami",
"lang_code": "sjd",
"roman": "vååkan’",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "воа̄кань"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"lang_code": "se",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "fahkon"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mada-chuain"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cana"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kit ubojica"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "orka"
},
{
"code": "sei",
"lang": "Seri",
"lang_code": "sei",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "tacj queemtax"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "orca"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "orco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "urca"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "späckhuggare"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "orka"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "timiṅakaḷam",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "திமிஙகளம்"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "waan-pét-chá-kâat",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "วาฬเพชฌฆาต"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"lang_code": "bo",
"roman": "stag chu srin",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "སྟག་ཆུ་སྲིན"
},
{
"code": "tli",
"lang": "Tlingit",
"lang_code": "tli",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "kéet"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "katil balina"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "orka"
},
{
"alt": "𩵜㺔殺手",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "cá voi sát thủ"
},
{
"code": "esu",
"lang": "Yup'ik",
"lang_code": "esu",
"sense": "a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''",
"word": "arlluk"
}
],
"word": "killer whale"
}
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