GRAMPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grampus mean? 

• GRAMPUS (noun)
  The noun GRAMPUS has 2 senses:

1. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

2. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas

  Familiarity information: GRAMPUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAMPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

grampus; killer; killer whale; orca; Orcinus orca; sea wolf

Hypernyms ("grampus" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("grampus" is a member of...):

genus Orcinus; Orcinus (killer whales)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

grampus; Grampus griseus

Hypernyms ("grampus" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("grampus" is a member of...):

genus Grampus (grampus)