killer whale

Questions about killer whale

What does killer whale mean?

killer whale means "predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas".

What is another word for killer whale?

Close synonyms include killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca. 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 killer whale a common word?

killer whale 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for killer whale come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.