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orca

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Certain species of whales, including Orcinus orca, the killer whale, exhibit early-life menopause, and form stable matrilineal groups, making them ideal candidates for testing the grandmother hypothesis. Interestingly, studies on killer whales observe no significant correlation between living grandmothers and grandoffspring survival rates, though there are plenty of unaddressed confounding factors.

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predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

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noun

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

Definitions

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noun

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

See also: killer, grampus

Example sentences

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Certain species of whales, including Orcinus orca, the killer whale, exhibit early-life menopause, and form stable matrilineal groups, making them ideal candidates for testing the grandmother hypothesis. Interestingly, studies on killer whales observe no significant correlation between living grandmothers and grandoffspring survival rates, though there are plenty of unaddressed confounding factors.

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How do you use orca in a sentence?

Certain species of whales, including Orcinus orca, the killer whale, exhibit early-life menopause, and form stable matrilineal groups, making them ideal candidates for testing the grandmother hypothesis. Interestingly, studies on killer whales observe no significant correlation between living grandmothers and grandoffspring survival rates, though there are plenty of unaddressed confounding factors.

What does orca mean?

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

What part of speech is orca?

orca is commonly used as noun.