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1726 P. Dudley in Philos. Trans. 1725 (Royal Soc.) 33 265 These Killers are from twenty to thirty Feet long, and have Teeth in both Jaws... They..set upon a young Whale, and will bait him like so many Bull-dogs.

1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 17 The Killer Whales are known the world over by their destructive and savage habits.

1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ xvi. 195 A large bowhead rose near the ship... Three ‘Killers’ were attacking him at once, like wolves worrying a bull... The ‘Killer’ or Orca gladiator, is a true whale, but, like the cachalot, has teeth.

1921 E. R. G. R. Evans South with Scott v We saw Sibbald's whale, Rorquals, and many killer whales.

1931 W. G. Carr By Guess & by God 89 The British had been developing the mechanical killer-whales since 1904, when, unescorted, a flotilla of A-boats engaged in fleet manœuvres.

1937 J. R. Norman & F. C. Fraser Giant Fishes, Whales & Dolphins xiii. 290 The colour of the Killer is well marked and is distinctive for the species. The back is black and the belly white.

1937 J. R. Norman & F. C. Fraser Giant Fishes, Whales & Dolphins xiii. 291 A feature unusual in cetaceans is the great discrepancy in size between the male and female Killer Whale.

1973 R. Burton Life & Death Whales i. 23 Killer whales live in small groups and feed mainly on fish but they also kill seals and other whales.