单词 | killer whale |
释义 | > as lemmaskiller whale killer whale n. (see 2a above). killer whale a. A name of the grampus, Orcinus orca, and other ferocious cetaceans of kindred genera. In full, killer whale. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Delphinidae > genus Orcinus (killer whale) grampusa1529 orcc1590 herring-hoga1641 orca1653 springer1700 thrasher1709 killer whale1726 grampus-whale1744 thresher1787 sword-whale1860 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. < as lemmas |
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