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Killer Whales, aka Orcas, actually are dolphins! And they got their name as a mistranslation into English - if I remember correctly they were originally named
by swores 1y ago
Killer Whales, aka Orcas, actually are dolphins!
And they got their name as a mistranslation into English - if I remember correctly they were originally named in Spanish as "killers of whales" or "whale killers", because they do that
- Nunanol 1y ago[dead]
- ceph_ 1y agoAll dolphins are whales. Not all whales are dolphins. It's a square / rectangle situation. Orcas are indeed dolphins, and also whales.
- thaumasiotes 1y ago> if I remember correctly they were originally named in Spanish as "killers of whales" or "whale killers", because they do that Wiktionary supports that etymology, and it is generally a high-quality source for etymology, but it's troubling that this one isn't cited.