"killer whale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: killer whales [plural]
Etymology: Calque or mistranslation of Spanish asesina-ballenas (“whale killer”), referring to their tendency to hunt whales. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|asesina-ballenas|t=whale killer}} Spanish asesina-ballenas (“whale killer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} killer whale (plural killer whales)
  1. A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca). Wikipedia link: orca Categories (lifeform): Delphinids Synonyms (sea mammal): Orcinus orca, orca Derived forms: false killer whale Translations: カムイフㇺベ (kamuihumbe) (Ainu), aglux̂ (Aleut), aqɫuk (Alutiiq), حُوت قَاتِل (ḥūt qātil) [masculine] (Arabic), orca (Asturian), esperlón (Asturian), косатка (kosatka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), orca [feminine] (Catalan), ᏗᏓᎯᎯ ᏓᏆ (didahihi daqua) (Cherokee), 殺人鯨 (Chinese Cantonese), 杀人鲸 (saat³ jan⁴ king⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 逆戟鯨 (Chinese Mandarin), 逆戟鲸 (nìjǐjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 虎鯨 (Chinese Mandarin), 虎鲸 (hǔjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 殺人鯨 (Chinese Mandarin), 杀人鲸 (shārénjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), kosatka [feminine] (Czech), spækhugger [common-gender] (Danish), orka [masculine] (Dutch), zwaardwalvis [masculine] (Dutch), orcino (Esperanto), orko (Esperanto), mõõkvaal (Estonian), æðuhvalur [masculine] (Faroese), miekkavalas (Finnish), épaulard [masculine] (French), orque [feminine] (French), candorca [feminine] (Galician), alcandorca [feminine] (Galician), Schwertwal [masculine] (German), Killerwal [masculine] (German), Mörderwal [masculine] (German), Speckhauer (German), όρκα (órka) [feminine] (Greek), aarluk (Greenlandic), pirachuguasu (Guaraní), ʻālaluka (Hawaiian), לוויתן קטלן (livyatan katlan) [masculine] (Hebrew), kardszárnyú delfin (Hungarian), orka (Hungarian), gyilkos bálna (Hungarian), háhyrningur [masculine] (Icelandic), vagnhvalr (Icelandic), orko (Ido), paus pembunuh (Indonesian), aaġlu (Inupiaq), orca [feminine] (Italian), さかまた (sakamata) (Japanese), (shachi) (alt: しゃち) (Japanese), косатка (kosatka) (Kazakh), 범고래 (beomgorae) (Korean), Orka (Lithuanian), qal'qaləχʷič (Lushootseed), maki (Maori), kākahi (Maori), ncroja [feminine] (Neapolitan), fahkon (Northern Sami), spekkhogger [masculine] (Norwegian), spekkhugger [masculine] (Norwegian), staurkval (Norwegian), staurhval (Norwegian), vagnhval (Norwegian), spekkhoggar (Norwegian Nynorsk), staurkval (Norwegian Nynorsk), vagn (Norwegian Nynorsk), vagna [feminine] (Old Norse), vögn [feminine] (Old Norse), نهنگ قاتل (nahang-e qâtel) (Persian), orka [feminine] (Polish), baleia-assassina [feminine] (Portuguese), orca [feminine] (Portuguese), коса́тка (kosátka) [feminine] (Russian), каса́тка (kasátka) [feminine] (Russian), кит-уби́йца (kit-ubíjca) [masculine] (Russian), mada-chuain [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cana [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), kit ubojica [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), orka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), tacj queemtax (Seri), orca [feminine] (Spanish), späckhuggare [common-gender] (Swedish), orka (Tagalog), திமிஙகளம் (timiṅakaḷam) (Tamil), วาฬเพชฌฆาต (waan-pét-chá-kâat) (Thai), སྟག་ཆུ་སྲིན (stag chu srin) (Tibetan), kéet (Tlingit), katil balina (Turkish), orka (Turkish), cá voi sát thủ (alt: 𩵜㺔殺手) (Vietnamese), arlluk (Yup'ik)

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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "English terms derived from Spanish",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Hebrew terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Kazakh terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes",
        "en:Delphinids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dolphin",
          "dolphin"
        ],
        [
          "porpoise",
          "porpoise"
        ],
        [
          "Orcinus orca",
          "Orcinus orca#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "orca"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "sea mammal",
      "word": "Orcinus orca"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sea mammal",
      "word": "orca"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ain",
      "lang": "Ainu",
      "roman": "kamuihumbe",
      "word": "カムイフㇺベ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ale",
      "lang": "Aleut",
      "word": "aglux̂"
    },
    {
      "code": "ems",
      "lang": "Alutiiq",
      "word": "aqɫuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥūt qātil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "حُوت قَاتِل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "word": "orca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "word": "esperlón"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kosatka",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "косатка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orca"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "didahihi daqua",
      "word": "ᏗᏓᎯᎯ ᏓᏆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "word": "殺人鯨"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "saat³ jan⁴ king⁴",
      "word": "杀人鲸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "word": "逆戟鯨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nìjǐjīng",
      "word": "逆戟鲸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "word": "虎鯨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hǔjīng",
      "word": "虎鲸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "word": "殺人鯨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shārénjīng",
      "word": "杀人鲸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kosatka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spækhugger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zwaardwalvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "orcino"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "orko"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "word": "mõõkvaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "æðuhvalur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "miekkavalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "épaulard"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orque"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "candorca"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alcandorca"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwertwal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Killerwal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mörderwal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "word": "Speckhauer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "órka",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "όρκα"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "word": "aarluk"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "word": "pirachuguasu"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "word": "ʻālaluka"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "livyatan katlan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "לוויתן קטלן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "kardszárnyú delfin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "orka"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "gyilkos bálna"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "háhyrningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "word": "vagnhvalr"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "word": "orko"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "word": "paus pembunuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ik",
      "lang": "Inupiaq",
      "word": "aaġlu"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sakamata",
      "word": "さかまた"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゃち",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shachi",
      "word": "鯱"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kosatka",
      "word": "косатка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "beomgorae",
      "word": "범고래"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "word": "Orka"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "word": "qal'qaləχʷič"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "maki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "kākahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ncroja"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "word": "fahkon"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spekkhogger"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spekkhugger"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "word": "staurkval"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "word": "staurhval"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "word": "vagnhval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "word": "spekkhoggar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "word": "staurkval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "word": "vagn"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vagna"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vögn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nahang-e qâtel",
      "word": "نهنگ قاتل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baleia-assassina"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kosátka",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "коса́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kasátka",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "каса́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kit-ubíjca",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кит-уби́йца"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mada-chuain"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kit ubojica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sei",
      "lang": "Seri",
      "word": "tacj queemtax"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "späckhuggare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "word": "orka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "timiṅakaḷam",
      "word": "திமிஙகளம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "waan-pét-chá-kâat",
      "word": "วาฬเพชฌฆาต"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "stag chu srin",
      "word": "སྟག་ཆུ་སྲིན"
    },
    {
      "code": "tli",
      "lang": "Tlingit",
      "word": "kéet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "katil balina"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "orka"
    },
    {
      "alt": "𩵜㺔殺手",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "word": "cá voi sát thủ"
    },
    {
      "code": "esu",
      "lang": "Yup'ik",
      "word": "arlluk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "killer whale"
}
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  "msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: \"a sea mammal, ''Orcinus orca''\", 2: 'orca'}",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "killer whale",
  "trace": ""
}

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