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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gram•pus (gram′pəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pus•es. - Mammalsa cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
- Mammalsany of various related cetaceans, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca) orca.
- Invertebratesa giant whip scorpion common to Florida.
- Middle French Latin crassus piscis fat fish
- Latin pisce- (stem of piscis) fish; replacing Middle English gra(s)peis
- Middle French pois, peis
- earlier grampoys, variant (by assimilation) of graundepose great fish, equivalent. to graunde grand + pose, poys 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grampus /ˈɡræmpəs/ n ( pl -puses)- a widely distributed slaty-grey dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt snout
- another name for killer whale
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French graspois, from gras fat (from Latin crassus) + pois fish (from Latin piscis) |