grampus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grampus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for grampus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grampus n predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas Synonym(s): killer whale, killer, orca, grampus, sea wolf, Orcinus orca slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas Synonym(s): grampus, Grampus griseus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. {Grampuses}. [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. (Zo[94]l.) 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.]