gram·pus /ˈgræmpəs/
逆戟鯨;一種大海豚
Gram·pus n.; pl. Grampuses
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.
2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]
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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]