ORCADIAN

Or *ca "di *an, a. Etym: [L. Orcades the Orkney Islands.]

orca

or ca |ˈôrkə ˈɔrkə | ▶noun a large toothed whale with distinctive black-and-white markings and a prominent dorsal fin. It lives in groups that cooperatively hunt fish, seals, and penguins. Also called killer whale. [Orcinus orca, family Delphinidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French orque or Latin orca, denoting a kind of whale.

Orcadian

Orcadian |ɔːˈkeɪdɪən | ▶adjective relating to the Orkney Islands or their inhabitants. ▶noun a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. ORIGIN from Orcades, the Latin name for the Orkney Islands, + -ian .

Orcagna

Orcagna |ɔːˈkɑːnjə | ( c. 1308 –68 ), Italian painter, sculptor, and architect; born Andrea di Cione. His paintings include frescoes and an altarpiece in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence (1357 ).

orca

orca |ˈɔːkə | ▶noun another term for killer whale. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, denoting a kind of whale.

Orcadian

Orcadian |ɔːˈkeɪdɪən | ▶adjective relating to the Orkney Islands or their inhabitants. ▶noun a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. ORIGIN from Orcades, the Latin name for the Orkney Islands, + -ian .

Orcagna

Orcagna |ɔːˈkɑːnjə | ( c. 1308 –68 ), Italian painter, sculptor, and architect; born Andrea di Cione. His paintings include frescoes and an altarpiece in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence (1357 ).

Orca

Or ca Substantiv, maskulin , der |O rca |der Orca; Genitiv: des Orcas, Plural: die Orcas Schwertwal

Orcawal

Or ca wal , Or ca-Wal Substantiv, maskulin volkstümlich , der Orca-Wal |O rcawal O rca-Wal |Orca

orca

orca nombre femenino Mamífero marino de la familia del delfín, de unos 10 m de longitud, azul oscuro en el lomo y blanco en el vientre, con una gran aleta dorsal; es rápido y voraz, y se alimenta de focas, marsopas y peces; se domestica con facilidad .