noun
Meaning 1
A killer whale (Orcinus orca).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
grampus
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noun
Meaning 2
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose.
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noun
Meaning 3
A hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
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noun
Meaning 4
A giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
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noun
Meaning 5
slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Grampus griseus
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Broader terms: dolphin
noun
Meaning 6
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: killer whale, killer, orca, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dolphin
History
Etymology
From 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”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: grijze dolfijn — Grampus griseus
- Dutch: gramper — Grampus griseus
- Hungarian: Risso-delfin — Grampus griseus
- Ottoman Turkish: یونس بالغی (yunus balığı) — Grampus griseus
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