Something I learned recently is that the term "Killer Whale" is a mistranslation.

[heydon@front-end.social]

Something I learned recently is that the term "Killer Whale" is a mistranslation. The intended term is "Whale Killer". Orcas aren't whales; they kill them.

[datarama@hachyderm.io]

@heydon In Danish, their name is "spækhugger".

This literally translates to "blubber chopper".