wave washing

See also: wavewashing

English

Alternative forms
  • wavewashing

Etymology

From wave +‎ washing (“move or erode by the force of water”).

Noun

wave washing (uncountable)

  1. (marine biology) A form of hunting used by some pods of orcas to drive a prey animal (such as a seal) seeking refuge on a sheet of ice into the water, in which members of the pod swim together at high speed towards the sheet to create a powerful wave that breaks it up.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.