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grampus

gram·pus
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gram-puh s]
    • /ˈgræm pəs/
    • /ˈɡræm.pəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gram-puh s]
    • /ˈgræm pəs/

Definitions of grampus word

  • noun plural grampus a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas. 1
  • noun plural grampus any of various related cetaceans, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca) orca. 1
  • noun plural grampus a giant whip scorpion common to Florida. 1
  • noun grampus A cetacean of the dolphin family, in particular. 1
  • noun grampus a widely distributed slaty-grey dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt snout 0
  • noun grampus a playful, black-and-white dolphin (Grampus griseus) 0

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Origin of grampus

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; earlier grampoys, variant (by assimilation) of graundepose great fish, equivalent to graunde grand + pose, poys < Middle French pois, peis < Latin pisce- (stem of piscis) fish; replacing Middle English gra(s)peis < Middle French ≪ Latin crassus piscis fat fish

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Parts of speech for Grampus

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grampus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

grampus usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for grampus

noun grampus

  • mammal — any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young.
  • whale — any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
  • dolphin — any of several chiefly marine, cetacean mammals of the family Delphinidae, having a fishlike body, numerous teeth, and the front of the head elongated into a beaklike projection.
  • beluga — a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
  • porpoise — any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.

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  • what is a grampus?

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