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GRAMPUS GRISEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Grampus griseus mean?
• GRAMPUS GRISEUS (noun)
The noun GRAMPUS GRISEUS has 1 sense:
1. slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
Familiarity information: GRAMPUS GRISEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
grampus; Grampus griseus
Hypernyms ("Grampus griseus" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("Grampus griseus" is a member of...):
genus Grampus (grampus)
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