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Meanings of orca in English
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
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Usage of orca in English
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These are the orca that are being studied in the Ross Sea.
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The young male orca had been trapped in the line since Monday.
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Staff determined the sex of orca by analysing the mammal's physical characteristics.
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SeaWorld has previously announced that it would phase out live orca shows.
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An orca stranded at Patea Beach overnight has died despite rescue attempts.
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It is very unusual for orca whales to swim into confined waters.
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Reaching the orca's back, the young male mounted quickly and was gone.
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And she says that provides important information about how orca can survive strandings.
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An orca was captured alive in 2003 and released alive, the report said.
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She is the only researcher specializing in orca whales in New Zealand waters.
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More orca tooth marks are found on humpbacks than any other whale species.
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He blew air loudly between his lips like an irritated orca.
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The face's mouth and the orca's blowhole were the same thing.
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It was the first recorded killing of a human by an orca whale.
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It could smell the poop of the orca whale. Levitt says.
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US theme park operator SeaWorld says it is ending its controversial orca breeding programme.
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