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Grampus
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What's The Definition Of Grampus?
[n] slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
[n] predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas Synonyms | Synonyms for Grampus: Grampus griseus | killer | killer whale | orca | Orcinus orca | sea wolf Related Terms | Find terms related to Grampus: See Also | dolphin | genus Grampus | genus Orcinus | Orcinus Grampus In Webster's Dictionary \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. {Grampuses}. [Probably corrupted
from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran
peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See {Grand}, and {Fish}.
the animal.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus
{Grampus}, esp. {G. griseus} of Europe and America, which
is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty
feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called
also {cowfish}. The California grampus is {G. Stearnsii}.
2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]
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