it means orca
Alan
type of whale
It is a type of Arctic whale. It also means white whale in russian.
Balaenoptera musculus is the scientific name of the blue whale. It is Latin for "muscular whale" although the latter word can also mean "little mouse" (a probably intended pun making the full name 'little mouse-whale').
Hot and fierce in french which is its origin.
Alan Alan's birth name is Alan Rabinowitz.
No, they were originally called whale killers, as they were obseved by fishermen killing many other whale species. Over the course of many years, it has changed to killer whale. Another name for the killer whale is "Orca".
Whales are part of the order: Cetacea which takes it's name from the Latin word Cetus which is now taken to mean whale but originally meant some form of sea monster.
As far as i know there is no Greek name Alan. Alan is a name from the Breton people and was widely used in France, Scotland, Britain,and Breton. It means either small rock or handsome in Breton. A Greek name of the similar meaning would be Adonis from mythology.
It is actually spun around a bit to make a name, it's actually named after it being a whale killer, one of the very few creatures that can do so. It is not a whale, but rather a dolphin.
"Balenoptera musculus" is the scientific name for the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. "Balenoptera" comes from Latin and Greek words meaning ''winged whale,'' and ''musculus" means "muscle" in Latin.
Alan Shaxon's birth name is Alan Howson.