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gram·pus | \ ˈgram-pəs 
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\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.
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The first known use of grampus was circa 1529
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