grampus

noun

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gram·pus | \ ˈgram-pəs

Definition of grampus

1a : risso's dolphin

b : any of various other small cetaceans (such as the killer whale or pilot whale)

2 : the giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus) of the southern U.S.

Examples of grampus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The killer whales are called aaxlu, tukxukuak, agliuk, mesungesak, polossatik, skana, keet, feared one, grampus, blackfish, orca, big-fin, fat-chopper. Whale killer. — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, "After Tahlequah and her calf, an anthology dedicated to orcas and their world," 16 Nov. 2019

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