ork

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɔrk/

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) killer whale, Orcinus orca

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French orque (hell) derived from Latin orca (type of whale, tun, cask, whale).

Origin

Latin

orca

Gloss

type of whale, tun, cask, whale

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🐋 🐳

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