grampus
grampus · grampuses
Risso's dolphin, with a blunt noseRisso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose.
Meaning
4 sensesRisso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose.
slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
A hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
A giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
(archaic)A killer whale (Orcinus orca).
Origin
From Middle English *grampas, grappays, grapas, graspeys, from Anglo-Norman grampais, OldFrom Middle English *grampas, grappays, grapas, graspeys, from Anglo-Norman grampais, Old French graspois, craspois (“whale, (salted) whale meat; blubber; seal”), from Medieval Latin craspicis (literally “fat fish”), from Latin crassus (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”).
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Forms
plural: grampusesSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas:Grampus griseus
- predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas:killer whalekillerorcasea wolfOrcinus orca
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcrass