grampus
[ gram-puh s ]
/ ˈgræm pəs /
noun, plural gram·pus·es.
a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
any of various related cetaceans, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca) orca.
a giant whip scorpion common to Florida.
Origin of grampus
1520–30; earlier
grampoys, variant (by assimilation) of
graundepose great fish, equivalent to
graunde
grand +
pose, poys < Middle French
pois, peis < Latin
pisce- (stem of
piscis) fish; replacing Middle English
gra(s)peis < Middle French ≪ Latin
crassus piscis fat fish
Words nearby grampus
grampian,
grampian mountains,
grampian region,
grampians,
gramps,
grampus,
gramsci,
gran,
gran canaria,
gran cassa,
gran chaco
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British Dictionary definitions for grampus
grampus
/ (ˈɡræmpəs) /
noun plural -puses
a widely distributed slaty-grey dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt snout
another name for killer whale
Word Origin for grampus
C16: from Old French
graspois, from
gras fat (from Latin
crassus) +
pois fish (from Latin
piscis)