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Orcinus

Orcinus (/ɔːrˈsaɪnəs/) is a genus of Delphinidae (dolphins), in the infraorder Cetacea. It includes the largest (and only extant) delphinoid species, Orcinus orca, known as the orca or killer whale. Two extinct species are recognized, Orcinus paleorca and O. citoniensis, known from fossils. The other extinct species O. meyeri is disputed.

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Orcinus

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Avg. degree1.95
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related to Taxonomy · 21
Orcinus → Ancient Greek, Ancient Romans, As, Berzin, Delphinidae, Delphinus, Fitzinger, Gladiator, International Code, Ivashin, John Edward Gray, Latin, Leopold Fitzinger, Linnaeus, Mikhalev, Orca, Taxonomic, The, This, Vladimirov
related to Classification · 9
Orcinus → Brandt, Capellini, DelphinidaeDelphininaeLissodelphininaeGlobicephalinaeOrcininaeOrcinusOrcinus, Delphinus, Lagenorhynchus, Linnaeus, Matsumoto, Subfamily, The
related to Description · 7
Orcinus → Distinctions, Italy, Pliocene, The, These, They, This
related to Distribution · 5
Orcinus → Fossil, Germany, Miocene, Stockach, The
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Orcinus → derived word formed by adding a masculine suffix to it

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orca species genus citoniensis meyeri population linnaeus delphinus paleorca known 1758 existing complex cryptic classification family grampus published delphinids teeth

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Orcinusis aderived word formed by adding a masculine suffix to it0.90text
orcainstance ofthe species is more closely related to other oceanic dolphins than to other whales.The published names for the genus and their relationship to other delphinids combined epithets0.80text
grampusinstance ofthe species is more closely related to other oceanic dolphins than to other whales.The published names for the genus and their relationship to other delphinids combined epithets0.80text
gladiatorinstance ofthe species is more closely related to other oceanic dolphins than to other whales.The published names for the genus and their relationship to other delphinids combined epithets0.80text
orcinus throughout the nineteenth centuryinstance ofthe species is more closely related to other oceanic dolphins than to other whales.The published names for the genus and their relationship to other delphinids combined epithets0.80text
small fishesinstance ofspecialized to hunt small prey0.80text
cephalopods.The diet of modern orca is wide-ranging at the species levelinstance ofspecialized to hunt small prey0.80text
although many ecotypes are specialists at the population levelinstance ofspecialized to hunt small prey0.80text
some relying entirely on small prey such as fishesinstance ofspecialized to hunt small prey0.80text
Orcinusrelated to ClassificationThe0.60section
Orcinusrelated to ClassificationDelphinidaeDelphininaeLissodelphininaeGlobicephalinaeOrcininaeOrcinusOrcinus0.60section
Orcinusrelated to ClassificationCapellini0.60section

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