genus orcinus

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   killer whales

   SynonymsOrcinus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofDelphinidae

Questions about genus orcinus

What does genus orcinus mean?

genus orcinus means "killer whales".

What is another word for genus orcinus?

Close synonyms include Orcinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus orcinus a common word?

genus orcinus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.