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]: Cowfish \Cow"fish`\ (kou"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also {cuckold}, {coffer fish}, {trunkfish}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cowfish n : trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes [syn: {Lactophrys quadricornis}] [also: {cowfishes} (pl)]
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