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Noun: grampus  gram-pus
  1. Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
    - killer whale, killer, orca, sea wolf, Orcinus orca
     
  2. Slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
    - Grampus griseus

Derived forms: grampuses

Type of: dolphin

Part of: genus Grampus, genus Orcinus, Orcinus

Encyclopedia: Grampus