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spækhugger

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Etymology

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From spæk +‎ hugger. Compare Swedish späckhuggare, Norwegian spekkhogger, spekkhugger, Norwegian Nynorsk spekkhoggar, German Speckhauer (dated).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spɛkhoɡər/, [ˈsb̥ɛɡ̊ˌhɔɡ̊ɐ]

Noun

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spækhugger c (singular definite spækhuggeren, plural indefinite spækhuggere)

  1. (obsolete, rare) a flenser
    Synonym: flænser
  2. orca, killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Declension

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Declension of spækhugger
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spækhugger spækhuggeren spækhuggere spækhuggerne
genitive spækhuggers spækhuggerens spækhuggeres spækhuggernes

References

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