Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.
Common names listed by language
marks the preferred name for each language.
English
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Atlantic Killer Whale
|
uBio
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Unknown
|
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Botskop
|
uBio
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Unknown
|
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Grampus
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Killer
|
uBio
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Unknown
|
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Killer Whale
|
Dana Campbell, Animal Diversity Web Descriptions, BibAlex LifeDesk, Conabio, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Mammalia, MarLIN resource, NCBI Taxonomy, NatureServe resource, South African Vertebrates, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
|
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Killer-trasher
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
|
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Orca
|
Robert Hole, Jr, BibAlex LifeDesk, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Monthly ARKive text import , NCBI Taxonomy, South African Vertebrates, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
|
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Orka
|
uBio
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Unknown
|
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Pacific Killer Whale
|
uBio
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Unknown
|
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Sword Grampus
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
|
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Swordfish
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Afrikaans
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Moordvis
|
South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
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Arabic
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
الحوت القاتل
|
BibAlex LifeDesk
|
Trusted
|
Basque
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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marzupla
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Bulgarian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
kosаtkа
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Косатка
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Catalan
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Orca
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Chinese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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虎鲸
|
Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012
|
Trusted
|
|
逆戟鲸
|
Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012
|
Trusted
|
Chinese (Simplified)
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
虎鲸
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Mammalia
|
Trusted
|
|
逆戟鲸
|
Mammalia
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Trusted
|
Czech
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
kasatka dravá
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Kosatka dravá
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
kosatka pravá
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
kosatka velká
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
Danish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Hvalhund
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
ornswin
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Spaekhogger
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Spækhugger
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Svaerdhval
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
svaerdval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Svarthval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Tandthoye
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Dutch
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Botskop
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Orca
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Orka
|
Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Zwaardwalvis
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Zwaardwis
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Zwardwalvis
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
Faroese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
bovhidehval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Finnish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Akan
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Fakan
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
French
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Dorque
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Epaulard
|
IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Epée de mer
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Orque
|
IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Orque gladiateur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Orque épaulard
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Èpaulard
|
Unknown, uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
épaulard
|
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio
|
Trusted
|
German
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Butskopf
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Großer Schwertwal
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Orca
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Schwertfisch
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Schwertwal
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Greek
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Όρκα
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Icelandic
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Fann-fiskar-hydengen
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Haa-hiringue
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
haa-hirningur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Hahyrna
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
hahyrningur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Huyding
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Sverdfiscur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Indonesian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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paus pemangsa
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
seguni
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Inuktitut
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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adluk
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Italian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Orca
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Japanese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Sadshi
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Sakamata
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Schachi
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
shachi
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
taka
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
takamatsu
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Kalaallisut
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
ardlursark
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Ardlyk
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Korean
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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beom-gorae
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Innuatu
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Lithuanian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Orka
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Malagasy
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
trozona mpamond
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Norwegian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Hvalhund
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Spaekhogger
|
Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Spekkhugger
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Starhyn ning
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Staurhval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Stourvaga
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Stourvagn
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Vaghund
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Van hund
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Norwegian Bokmål
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Spekkhogger
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Norwegian Nynorsk
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Spekkhoggar
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Polish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Orka
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Portuguese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
baleia asesina
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Orca
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Orca gladiadora
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
roaz-de-bandeira
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Russian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Kasatka
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Kosatka
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
или кит убийца
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
косатка
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Sardinian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
pictwale
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
Scottish Gaelic
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
pictwale
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Slovenian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Orka
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Spanish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Ballena Asesina
|
Conabio, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
ballena quila
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
bufeo de mascarilla
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
bufeo mascarillo
|
Conabio
|
Trusted
|
|
cahuel-huaique
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Espadarte
|
IUCN Red List, uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
machete
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Orca
|
Conabio, IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Orca común
|
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
orca verdadera
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Swedish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Löpare
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Opare
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Spackhuggare
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Späckhuggare
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Svärdfisk
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Tunnlik tumlare
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Turkish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Katil balina
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Ukrainian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Косатка
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Welsh
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
lleiddiad
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
