The Collaborative International Dictionary
orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]
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(Zo["o]l.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the grampus ( Grampus griseus) of the dolphin family. [Written also ork and orch.]
--Milton.An island salt and bare, The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang.
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(Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an ogre.
Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description.
--J. J. Tolkien (The Hobbit) The orca.
Usage examples of "grampus griseus".
It had printed out -- ORC: ANY OF SEVERAL LARGE FISH-LIKE MAMMALS OF EARTH, ESPECIALLY GRAMPUS GRISEUS.