spækhugger

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Danish

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Etymology

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From spæk (blubber) +‎ hugge (to hew) +‎ -er (agent noun). Compare Swedish späckhuggare, Norwegian spekkhogger, spekkhugger, Norwegian Nynorsk spekkhoggar, German Speckhauer (dated).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spɛkhoɡər/, [ˈsb̥ɛɡ̊ˌhɔɡ̊ɐ]

Noun

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spækhugger c (singular definite spækhuggeren, plural indefinite spækhuggere)

  1. orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

Declension

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