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Webster 1913 Edition

Grampus

Gram′pus

,
Noun.
;
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.
(Zool.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Grampus

GRAM'PUS

,
Noun.
A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus. This fish grows to the length of twenty five feet, and is remarkably thick in proportion to its length. The nose is flat and turns up at the end. It has 30 teeth in each jaw. The spout-hole is on the top of the neck. The color of the back is black; the belly is of a snowy whiteness; and on each shoulder is a large white spot. This fist is remarkably voracious.

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