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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. (Zool.) 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.] Granade

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]
     1. (Zool.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the {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 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}]

















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