where does the name killer whale come from
Killer whale According to some authors, the name killer whale is a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina-ballenas which means literally whale killer.[16] Basque whalers would have given it such name after observing pods of orcas hunting baleen whales.
The Pale The word pale derives ultimately from the Latin word
Poseidon The earliest attested occurrence of the name, written in Linear B, is
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