grampus

Noun

Meaning

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.

A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Grampus griseus dolphin orca killer killer whale sea wolf Orcinus orca whale beluga whopper fatso mammal porpoise orc finback
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Hypernyms

dolphin

Phrases with the word

blow the grampus

Derivatives

grampuses

Examples

England's record FIFA World Cup goalscorer Gary Lineker ended his career with the club in 1994, when they were known as Nagoya Grampus Eight. Source: Internet

Lineker's final club was Nagoya Grampus Eight and he retired in 1994 after two seasons at the Japanese side. Source: Internet

Earlier in the day at Toyota Stadium, Nagoya Grampus defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 3-1 through an early Hiroyuki Abe goal and additional scores by Naoki Maeda and Yuichi Maruyama. Source: Internet

"Grampus" is a former name for the species, but is now seldom used. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Grampound Grampound Road gramps Grampus griseus Grampus griseus endogenous virus grampy