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GRAMPUS
grampus, Grampus griseus
(noun) slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grampus (plural grampuses)
The killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt nose.
The hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
Source: Wiktionary
Gram"pus, n.; pl. Grampuses. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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