Definition of grampus Grampus
gram•pus
We found 10 definitions of grampus from 6 different sources.
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What does grampus mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: grampuses |
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| grampus - slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas | ||
| Grampus griseus | ||
| dolphin any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises | ||
| grampus - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas | ||
| killer whale, killer, orca, sea wolf, Orcinus orca | ||
| dolphin any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- grampus (n.)
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. - grampus (n.)
A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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grampus
gram′pus, n. a large voracious fish of the dolphin family, common in almost all seas. [A sailor's corr. of It. gran pesce, or Sp. gran pez, great fish—L. grandis piscis, great fish.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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grampus
A corruption of gran pisce. An animal of the cetacean or whale tribe, distinguished by the large pointed teeth with which both jaws are armed, and by the high falcate dorsal fin. It generally attains a length of 20 to 25 feet, and is very active and voracious. -
grampus
Sluicing a person with water, especially practised on him who skulks or sleeps on his watch.
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🔤- grampus, noun, singular of grampuses.
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