Orca and Rorqual

Orca

Orca noun - Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
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Rorqual and orca are semantically related in cetacean mammal topic. In some cases you can use "Rorqual" instead a noun "Orca".

Rorqual

Rorqual noun - Any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin.
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Orca and rorqual are semantically related in cetacean mammal topic. You can use "Orca" instead a noun "Rorqual".
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