ORCINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Orcinus mean? 

• ORCINUS (noun)
  The noun ORCINUS has 1 sense:

1. killer whales

  Familiarity information: ORCINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORCINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Killer whales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Orcinus; Orcinus

Hypernyms ("Orcinus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Orcinus"):

grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf (predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas)

Holonyms ("Orcinus" is a member of...):

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)