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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), noun [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the {grampus} ({Grampus griseus}) of the dolphin family. [Written also {ork} and {orch}.] --Milton.
An island salt and bare, The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang. --Milton (Par. Lost xi. 835).
2. (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an ogre. [PJC]
Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description. --J. J. Tolkien (The Hobbit)
3. The {orca}. [PJC]
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