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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.

Definition 2024

Grampus

Grampus

See also: grampus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Grampus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – a type of gray dolphin, Risso's dolphin.

Hyponyms

grampus

grampus

See also: Grampus

English

Noun

grampus ‎(plural grampuses)

  1. The killer whale, Orsinus orca.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess:
      ‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’
  2. Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt nose.
  3. The hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.

Translations

Etymology

From English grampus, ultimately from Latin crassius ‎(“fat”) + piscis ‎(“fish”)

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