Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Delphinus orca from: Bernard O'Reilly, 1818. Greenland, the adjacent seas, and the North-west Passage to the Pacific Ocean, illustrated in a voyage to Davis's Strait, during the summer of 1817. London. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 47, Paternoster-Row. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/9x3db0
English
Killer Whale; Grampus; Killer-trasher; Orca; Sword grampus; Swordfish
Portuguese
Orca[1]; Roaz (arch.); Roaz-de-bandeira (arch.)
Norwegian
Spekkhoggar (nn); Spekkhogger (bm); Staurhval (bm); Staurkval (nn)
North Sámi
Fáhkan
Icelandic
Háhyrningur
Dutch
Orka; Botskop; Zwaardwalvis
Frisian
Orka
German
Schwertwal[2]
French
Orque[3]; Épaulard[3]; Epée de mer; Orque épaulard; Orque gladiateur
Spanish
Orca común; Orca
Catalan
Orca
Italian
Orca
Greek
Όρκα

(Zoo)archaeological sites featuring Orcinus orca

References

  1. Bencatel, J., Álvares, F., Moura, A. E. & Barbosa, A. M. (eds.), 2017. Atlas de Mamíferos de Portugal. Universidade de Évora, Portugal.
  2. Harrison, R. & M.M. Bryden, 1988. Wale und Delphine. Jahr-Verlag GmbH & Co., Hamburg
  3. 3.0 3.1 Duguy, R. & D. Robineau, 1973. Cétacés et phoques des côtes de France - Guide d'identification. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, Supplément, juin 1973.