grampus
[ gram-puh s ]
/ ˈgræm pəs /
noun, plural gram·pus·es.
a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
any of various related cetaceans, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca) orca.
a giant whip scorpion common to Florida.
Words nearby grampus
grampian, grampian mountains, grampian region, grampians, gramps, grampus, gramsci, gran, gran canaria, gran cassa, gran chaco
Origin of grampus
1520–30; earlier grampoys, variant (by assimilation) of graundepose great fish, equivalent to graunde grand + pose, poys < Middle French pois, peis < Latin pisce- (stem of piscis) fish; replacing Middle English gra(s)peis < Middle French ≪ Latin crassus piscis fat fish
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grampus
/ (ˈɡræmpəs) /
noun plural -puses
a widely distributed slaty-grey dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt snout
another name for killer whale
Word Origin for grampus
C16: from Old French graspois, from gras fat (from Latin crassus) + pois fish (from Latin piscis)
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