Marine mammal in a matrilineal group (4)

I believe the answer is:

orca

(Other definitions for orca that I've seen before include "Large mammal" , "Killer at sea" , "Killer in deep" , "Killer-whale" , "27 [WHALE]" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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