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