Explore Orca through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like killer or grampus. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Orca meaning
A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
Using Orca
- The main meaning on this page is: A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- Useful related words include: killer whale, killer, grampus, sea wolf.
- In the example corpus, orca often appears in combinations such as: the orca, an orca, orca in.
Context around Orca
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Orca
- In this selection, "orca" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, captive, lonely, living, named, experts and bites stand out and add context to how "orca" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a beloved orca who spent and a large orca rammed the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "orca" sits close to words such as abreast, accrue and adheres, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with orca
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Orca has a front track width of about three feet. (10 words)
Orca won’t be commercially available until 2025, Messing said. (10 words)
The orca, now thought to be about 57, is known by three names. (13 words)
Three orcas, the large black-and-white dolphins also known as killer whales, worked in tandem; a large orca rammed the boat from the side while two smaller ones gnawed at the rudder until it was destroyed and the yacht was taking on water. (44 words)
Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator, author and University of Victoria historian Jason Colby says killer whales were considered "not just as vermin species but potentially dangerous" creatures to be hunted and eliminated. (40 words)
Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file A girl dressed as Snow White takes candy from a witch at the Orca Theater’s Trunk or Treat in Soldotna on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
After more than 40 years at an Ontario theme park and a decade without a tank mate, Kiska, Canada's last living captive orca, has died.
A group of orca experts published an open letter this summer attempting to correct the characterization that the incidents were attacks.
A lonely orca named Luna who got separated from his family 20 years ago also damaged boatsbusinessinsider.
For their research, Grimes and colleagues examined the accumulation of "tooth rake marks"—scarring left behind when an orca bites another during rough play or fighting.
In March, Kiska, Canada’s last living orca in captivity, died after more than 40 years at the park.
Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file A girl dressed as Snow White takes candy from a witch at the Orca Theater’s Trunk or Treat in Soldotna on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.
Lolita, a beloved orca who spent more than five decades entertaining visitors at the Miami Seaquarium, died on Friday.
Marineland says the last captive orca in Canada died Thursday at the Niagara Falls-based tourist attraction.
One of my favorite things to do at SeaWorld is watch the ORCA Encounter presentation.
Orca has a front track width of about three feet.
Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator, author and University of Victoria historian Jason Colby says killer whales were considered "not just as vermin species but potentially dangerous" creatures to be hunted and eliminated.
Orca won’t be commercially available until 2025, Messing said.
Researchers believe the attacks may be coordinated by an older orca named Gladis who, it’s theorized, may have had a traumatizing run-in with an illegal fishing vessel.
Such animals should never live in captivity, and that was made very apparent with the story of Tilikum, the orca that killed three of his trainers over his lifetime.
The orca, now thought to be about 57, is known by three names.
Those who use transit less regularly should purchase an “E-purse” ORCA card for $3 online or at any Link or Sounder train station, Smith says.
Three orcas, the large black-and-white dolphins also known as killer whales, worked in tandem; a large orca rammed the boat from the side while two smaller ones gnawed at the rudder until it was destroyed and the yacht was taking on water.
Washington does have one exception to this rule with 3 local resident orca pods that stay around the Washington coast all year long.
Worse, they are pushing our salmon and orca to the brink of extinction.
A mother orca died after the killer whale got stuck on a beach near Zeballos on Vancouver Island in March 2024.
Common combinations with orca
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the orca 24×
- an orca 6×
- orca in 5×
- orca has 4×
- orca and 4×
- of orca 3×
- orca who 3×
- orca card 3×
- and orca 3×
- orca to 3×