Meanings
nounfalse killer whale (plural false killer whales)
plural false killer whales
- A dolphin of species Pseudorca crassidens, one of the larger dolphin species.
Origin
From false + killer whale; so called for certain similarities to orcas (killer whales).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch zwarte zwaardwalvis
- zwarte zwaardwalvisfalse killer whale
Finnish pikkumiekkavalas
- pikkumiekkavalasfalse killer whale
French fausse orque
- fausse orquefalse killer whale
German Kleiner Schwertwal
- Kleiner Schwertwalfalse killer whale
Polish szablogrzbiet waleniożerny
- szablogrzbiet waleniożernyfalse killer whale
Russian ма́лая коса́тка, чёрная коса́тка
- ма́лая коса́тка (málaja kosátka)false killer whale
- чёрная коса́тка (čórnaja kosátka)false killer whale
Turkish yalancı katil balina
- yalancı katil balinafalse killer whale
Vietnamese cá ông chuông
- cá ông chuôngfalse killer whale
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Chicago
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