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2007-05-02 07:31:13 · 2 answers · asked by navymom4206 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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My New Oxford Dictionary says :

"orca : noun, another term for killer whale."
"-ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French orque or Latin orca, denoting a kind of whale."

"The name "Orca" (plural "Orcas") was originally given to these animals by the ancient Romans, possibly borrowed from the Greek word ὄρυξ which (among other things) referred to a species of whale." ("orca", Wikipedia)

"To the Haida people native to the islands of Haida Gwaii off the coast of British Columbia, the animal was known as "skana" or "killing demon". ("orca", Wikipedia)

2007-05-02 07:51:55 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0 0

Haida Orca

2016-11-13 04:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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