3 definitions found 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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