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1. (n.) grampus
a large dolphin, Grampus griseus, of northern seas.
2. grampus
any of various other large dolphins, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca)
orca.
3. grampus
a giant whipscorpion, Mastigoproctur giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico.
Etymology: (1520–30; earlier grampoys, var. (by assimilation) of graundepose great fish =graundegrand+pose, poys < MF pois, peis < L piscem, acc. of piscis fish)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
2. (noun) grampus, Grampus griseus
slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) grampus
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. (noun) grampus
a kind of tongs used in a bloomery
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