noun
Refers to the marine mammal Orcinus orca. The term シャチ is more common in modern Japanese; さかまた is an older or alternative name.
See also: シャチ
さかまたは海の頂点捕食者だ。
The orca is the apex predator of the sea.
水族館でさかまたのショーを見た。
I saw an orca show at the aquarium.
シャチ is the common modern word for orca; さかまた is an older or less common synonym.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 逆叉 (reverse fork) and 逆戟 (reverse halberd) likely describe the orca's tall, backward-curving dorsal fin.