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Grampus

Grampus Meaning & Definition
Grampus Definition And Meaning

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

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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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