单词 | grampus |
释义 | grampus /gram"peuhs/, n. , pl. grampuses. 1. a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas. 2. any of various related cetaceans, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca) orca. 3. a giant whip scorpion common to Florida. [1520-30; earlier grampoys, var. (by assimilation) of graundepose great fish, equiv. to graunde GRAND + pose, poys < MF pois, peis < L pisce- (s. of piscis) fish; r. ME gra(s)peis < MF << L crassus piscis fat fish] |
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