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An orc (sometimes spelt ork; / ɔːr k / [1] [2]), [3] in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, is a race of humanoid monsters, which he also calls "goblin".. In Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, orcs appear as a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevolent race of monsters, contrasting with the benevolent Elves.
The genus Orcinus was published by Leopold Fitzinger in 1860, [4] its type species is the orca named by Linnaeus in 1758 as Delphinus orca.Taxonomic arrangements of delphinids published by workers before and after Fitzinger, such as John Edward Gray as Orca in 1846 and Orca (Gladiator) in 1870, are recognized as synonyms of Orcinus.
The genus name Orcinus means 'of the kingdom of the dead', [9] or 'belonging to Orcus'. [10] Ancient Romans originally used orca [ 11 ] ( pl. orcae ) for these animals, possibly borrowing Ancient Greek ὄρυξ ( óryx ), which referred (among other things) to a whale species, perhaps a narwhal . [ 12 ]
As their name suggests, they travel far from shore and feed primarily on schooling fish. [25] However, because they have large, scarred and nicked dorsal fins resembling those of mammal-hunting transients, it may be that they also eat mammals and sharks. [26] They have mostly been encountered off the west coast of Vancouver Island and near ...
Grampus, the genus and another name for Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus; A synonym of the genus Orcinus; Another name for Orcinus orca, the killer whale or orca; Another name for the hellbender, a species of salamander; Another name for Mastigoproctus giganteus, a species of whip scorpion
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Orca show at SeaWorld San Diego. Orcas, or killer whales, are large predatory cetaceans that were first captured live and displayed in exhibitions in the 1960s. They soon became popular attractions at public aquariums and aquatic theme parks due to their intelligence, trainability, striking appearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size. [1]
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]