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Definition of: grampus
(gram′pəs) noun plural ·pus·es
1. A large dolphinlike cetacean (genus Grampus) found in North Atlantic and North Pacific waters.
2. The killer whale (genus Orcinus). [Alter, of obs. grapeys <OF grapois, graspeis <Med. L crassus piscis fat fish]
(Killer whale: from 20 to 30 feet in length)
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