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Webster 1913 Edition
Killer
Kill′er
,Noun.
1.
One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
2.
(Zool.)
A voracious, toothed whale of the genus
Orca
, of which several species are known; called also killer whale
. ☞ The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (
Orca gladiator
), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (Orca ater
and Orca rectipinna
) occur on the Pacific coast. Webster 1828 Edition
Killer
KILL'ER
,Noun.