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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the
grampus+({Grampus+griseus" rel="nofollow">grampus ({Grampus griseus) of the dolphin family.
[Written also ork and orch.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
An island salt and bare,
The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang.
--Milton (Par.
Lost xi. 835).
2. (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an
ogre.
[PJC]
Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst
description. --J. J.
Tolkien (The
Hobbit)
3. The orca.
[PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
grampus
n 1: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal
fin; common in cold seas [syn: killer whale, killer,
orca, sea wolf, Orcinus orca]
2: slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas [syn:
Grampus griseus]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
grampus
n.
The killer whale, ''Orcinus orca''.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Grampus
Translingual n.
{taxon|genus|family|Delphinidae|a type of gray dolphin, (l en
Risso's dolphin)}
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
grampus
n.
The killer whale, ''Orcinus orca''.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
grampus
n.
The killer whale, ''Orcinus orca''.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Grampus
Translingual n.
{taxon|genus|family|Delphinidae|a type of gray dolphin, (l en
Risso's dolphin)}
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
grampus
n.
The killer whale, ''Orcinus orca''.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Grampus
Translingual n.
{taxon|genus|family|Delphinidae|a type of gray dolphin, (l en
Risso's dolphin)}
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
grampus /ɡɹˈampəs/
kosatka dravá
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
grampus /ɡɹˈampəs/
Schwertwal , Orca , Killerwal [zool.]
Note: Orcinus orca
Synonyms: orca, killer whale, great killer whale, black fish
see: orcas, killer whales, grampuses, black fish
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
grampus /ɡɹˈampəs/
vrsta delfina
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
grampus /ɡɹˈampəs/
1. kövér ember
2. kardszárnyú delfin
3. horkoló
4. lihegô ember
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
grampus /ɡɹˈampəs/
1. yunusbalığına benzer memeli bir hayvan.
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 逆戟鲸;一种大海豚
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