KILLDEE; KILLDEER
Kill"dee`, Kill"deer`, n. Etym: [So named from its notes.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small American plover (Ægialitis vocifera).
Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.
KILLER
Kill"er, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.
Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (Orca gladiator), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (Orca ater and O. rectipinna) occur on the Pacific coast.
KILLESSE Kil*lesse", n. Etym: [Cf. Coulisse.] (Arch.) (a) A gutter, groove, or channel. (b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.
KILLIFISH
Kil"li*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)