1. grampus(n = noun.animal) killer, killer whale, orca, orcinus orca, sea wolf - predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas;
is a kind of dolphin
is a member of genus orcinus, orcinus
2. grampus(n = noun.animal) grampus griseus - slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas;
is a kind of dolphin
is a member of genus grampus
1. A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus
2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.
grampus, n. (pl. grampuses)
1 a dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt snout and long pointed black flippers.
2 a person breathing heavily and loudly.
Etymology:
earlier graundepose, grapeys f. OF grapois etc. f. med.L craspiscis f. L crassus piscis fat fish