Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ORC
ORC, n. [L. orca; Gr. ορυγα.]
A cetaceous mammal of uncertain and unsettled character; a species of whale. Drayton. The Delphinus orca of Linnæus is the grampus.
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ORC, n. [L. orca; Gr. ορυγα.]
A cetaceous mammal of uncertain and unsettled character; a species of whale. Drayton. The Delphinus orca of Linnæus is the grampus.
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