wavewashing

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A form of wave washing — A form of hunting used by some pods of orcas to drive a prey animal (such as a seal) seeking refuge on a sheet of ice into the water, in which members of the pod swim together at high speed towards the sheet to create a powerful wave that breaks it up.

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Meanings

nounwavewashing (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of wave washing.
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