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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1884 a small gregarious toothed whale (Orcinus orca of the family Delphinidae) that is black with a white ventral side and white oval-shaped patches behind the eyes and attains a length of 20 to 30 feet (6.1 to 9.1 meters) — called also orca

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(killer whales) A killer whale is a type of black and white whale. N-COUNT